Application Restoration · WordPress

WordPress malware removal and hack cleanup

We clean the infection, find where it got in, and harden the site so it stays clean. Fixed price from $240, most sites back to normal in 24-48 hours.

From: $240 · Turnaround: 24-48 hours
Entry point closed Not just files deleted
24-48h turnaround Most sites, start to clean
Fixed price No cleanup subscription
Re-scanned before signoff We check our own work

A hacked WordPress site usually shows up in one of three ways: Google flags it with a red warning, your host suspends the account, or visitors start landing on a pharma page that you never built. By the time you notice, the malware has often been there for weeks.

Most of the advice online tells you to install a scanner plugin and click “repair.” That deletes the obvious files and misses the part that matters: how the attacker got in. Delete the files without closing that door and the site gets reinfected within days. We’ve taken on sites that were “cleaned” two or three times before and kept getting reinfected, always because the last job never found the way in.

So that’s where we start. We clean the infection, then we trace it back to the plugin, the leaked password, or the stale admin account that let it happen, and we shut that down too.

Where the infection hides

Three places we clean, not one

Files

Injected code in core, theme, and plugin files, fake plugins dropped into wp-content, and obfuscated PHP hidden in uploads. We compare core and plugin files against clean copies from WordPress.org instead of guessing.

Database

Spam links and redirect scripts injected into posts and options, rogue entries in wp_options, and malicious admin users sitting quietly in wp_users. Scanners routinely skip the database; this is where the reinfection seeds live.

Access

Backdoors, scheduled tasks that reinstall the malware, leftover FTP accounts, and the actual way in: an outdated plugin, a reused password, or a file upload that should never have run. We close it before we sign off.

Cleaning only the files is why so many sites come back infected. The reinfection almost always rides in through the database or an access route the last cleanup never touched.

What the cleanup covers

Full cleanup, every job

We run the same process on every site, whether it's a five-page brochure or a WooCommerce store with ten thousand orders. There's no "light scan" tier that leaves half the work for you.

Full malware scan across files and database, with a manual review of anything the scanners flag
Comparison of WordPress core, themes, and plugins against clean reference copies
Removal of injected code, fake plugins, and obfuscated PHP from the filesystem
Database cleanup: spam injections, redirect scripts, and rogue wp_options entries
Audit of admin users and removal of accounts you didn't create
Backdoor and web-shell hunt, including scheduled tasks that reinstall malware
Root-cause analysis: which plugin, password, or upload let the attacker in
Removal from Google's blocklist and host suspension, with the reinclusion request filed
Password and salt rotation across WordPress, database, FTP, and hosting
A hardening pass so the same door doesn't open again
What you get back

A clean site and a clear record

You get the site working again and a plain-English account of what happened, so you're not left wondering whether it's really gone.

01

A clean, working site

Malware removed from files and database, verified by a fresh scan and a manual check of the pages that were infected.

02

Entry-point report

What got in, how, and what we changed so it can't use the same route again. Written for you, not for a security analyst.

03

A clean backup

A full backup of the cleaned site, handed to you, so you have a known-good restore point from day one.

04

Hardening checklist

The specific steps we took plus the few we recommend you keep doing. No subscription attached.

How it runs

Four steps, one to two days

Most cleanups finish inside 24 to 48 hours from the moment we get access. WooCommerce stores and multisite installs can take longer; we tell you which one you are before we start.

1

Access and snapshot

You send hosting or SFTP and WordPress admin access. We take a forensic snapshot before touching anything, so nothing is lost.

Same day
2

Clean

We remove the infection from files and database, kill the backdoors, and pull the rogue accounts.

Day 1
3

Close the door

We find the entry point, patch or remove the vulnerable component, and rotate every credential.

Day 1-2
4

Verify and hand back

Fresh scan, manual review, blocklist removal, then we hand you the clean backup and the report.

Day 2
Pricing

Fixed price, no cleanup subscription

Emergency cleanup starts at $240 for a standard WordPress site. That’s the full process above: clean, close the entry point, verify, and hand back.

Larger or repeatedly-hacked sites run to $480, which adds a deeper forensic pass and two weeks of monitoring to confirm the reinfection is really gone. We quote the tier before we start, not after.

Want it to stay clean? That's a separate, optional step.

Cleanup is one-time work and we’d rather you walk away with backups than sign you up for a monthly plan you don’t need. If you do want ongoing cover, our WordPress care plan handles updates and monitoring, and the security audit hardens the site properly. Both are optional.

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Emergency cleanup

$240 one-time
  • Full file and database cleanup
  • Entry-point analysis and fix
  • Credential rotation
  • Blocklist removal
  • Clean backup and report
Get your site cleaned

Deep cleanup + watch

$480 one-time
  • Everything in emergency cleanup
  • Deeper forensic review
  • Two weeks of monitoring
  • Reinfection guarantee for the watch period
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Tech we use

Tooling we lean on

WordPress WPScan MalCare ClamAV phpMyAdmin WP-CLI Cloudflare Wordfence Google Search Console
Where this fits

How this connects to the rest of the stack

Malware removal is the emergency end of our website restoration services. Once the site is clean, the thing that actually keeps it that way is closing the gaps an attacker looks for, which is what our WordPress security audit and hardening does. If you want someone keeping an eye on updates and backups so the next hole gets patched before it’s found, that’s the WordPress care plan. And if the compromise reached the server rather than just the site, see server restoration. Not sure which WordPress problem you have? Start at the WordPress support overview and we’ll point you at the right one.

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