We will explain the dangers of malware removal by AI.
I tried to get rid of malware while listening to AI’s opinion, but the site became unviewable.
I have consulted with chatgpt and cherry servers and tried everything, but nothing is restored.
I would like to be able to view the site, please.
You consulted with AI such as chatgpt and others and asked them various things to get rid of malware, but now you can’t see the site.
AI has various limitations in its capability and mechanism, and it is difficult to get rid of malware by AI, and it may destroy the site or server.
We will explain the reasons for this.
AI’s advice will be the most general, but it will not necessarily take into account the situation of the site.
The advice given by ChatGPT to remove malware, while correct in some cases, includes advice that may cause the site to display poorly, for example, the advice to rename the plugin folder given by CHatGPT may cause more errors if the theme is using plugin functionality, etc., and will ensure that the site will not display poorly if you evacuate the theme. For example, the advice given by CHatGPT to rename the plugin folder may cause more errors if the theme uses plugin functionality, etc., and moving the theme back will certainly cause the site to malfunction.
The initialization of the HTACCESS advice by ChatGPT may be the correct response, since malware may have tampered with it and made it impossible to log in, but the script for the tampering is embedded in index.php and memory, so even if it is repaired, it may soon be re-infected and you will still not be able to log in. It is highly likely that the infection will not change the situation where you will still not be able to log in again.
AI cannot connect to the server and inspect the files exhaustively.
Since AI does not have the ability to directly connect to the server, it cannot directly examine or repair the location of the WordPress malware, so it can only advise you on how to do so.
However, this advice may also be based on commands to be executed on the server or programs that may or may not work properly.
Examples of commands presented by AI
These commands do not work on many shared servers, and there is no guarantee that the commands will work as intended, which may cause more errors on the server in some cases, which may be detrimental.
grep -R --line-number -E "(base64_decode|gzinflate|str_rot13|eval\(|assert\(|system\(|shell_exec(|passthru\(|exec()" .
For these reasons, if you are going to take AI’s advice on WordPress malware removal, you should carefully examine the content of the advice, taking into account the possibility that the content may cause unnecessary damage to your site.
However, even careful examination of the content often requires specialized knowledge. Therefore, from a practical point of view, it is difficult to remove malware by AI.
It is safer to consult a specialist or use a dedicated malware removal plug-in.
Therefore, to remove malware more safely, we recommend that you use dedicated malware removal plug-ins instead of AI, or consult a specialist as soon as possible.
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