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If I put a security plugin in wordpress, can it be hacked tampered with?

If I put a security plugin in wordpress, can it be hacked tampered with?

We know that many WordPress sites have security plug-ins. We will consider how much the possibility of your site being hacked is reduced by installing this security plugin.

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Five major reasons why WordPress is infected (re-modified) again even after malware is removed.

Five major reasons why WordPress is infected (re-modified) again even after malware is removed.

We know that reinfection of a WordPress site with malware is the last thing a site operator wants, as it prolongs the period of time that the site is in disrepair and can cause problems with clients. Here we would like to explain the five main factors that can cause reinfection.

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Case of WordPress site tampered with due to Movable Type vulnerability

Case of WordPress site tampered with due to Movable Type vulnerability

Recently, we have been receiving an increasing number of requests for malware removal from sites that have older versions of Movable Type mixed in with their servers.

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WordPress Rarely, a redirect hack that sends the site to another site only from Google search results.

WordPress Rarely, a redirect hack that sends the site to another site only from Google search results.

This section describes a redirect hack that forces WordPress to go to a different rogue site only in rare cases (some patterns say only on smartphones) when jumping from search engine results, and explains how to deal with it.

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Is it dangerous to install PHPMYADMIN in the same folder as WordPress?

Is it dangerous to install PHPMYADMIN in the same folder as WordPress?

phpMyAdmin is a widely used database management system that allows you to view your database and make all possible edits and modifications in your browser, but it can cause security problems if it is installed in the folder where WordPress is installed. We will explain the reason

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Redirect hack that takes you to another site when you click on a link on a WordPress site.

Redirect hack that takes you to another site when you click on a link on a WordPress site.

A redirect hack is a type of tampering in which a hacker alters site data or theme files to force users to go to a page that the hacker wants them to go to instead of the page they originally wanted to see. The following is an explanation of a common example of a redirect hack, i

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Can the WordPress database be tampered with or infected by malware?

Can the WordPress database be tampered with or infected by malware?

Most WordPress malware and tampering is done to program files, and only rarely is the database tampered with. However, when a database tampering vulnerability is found in a very popular plugin, database tampering (known as SQL injection) hacking can become an epidemic.

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Cases in which malware (virus infection, tampering) prevents logging in to the management screen

Cases in which malware (virus infection, tampering) prevents logging in to the management screen

There have been an increasing number of cases where a hacker has embedded a number of malicious HTACCESS files in a site, making it impossible to log in to the administration screen. This case study will be explained in this issue.

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How to incorporate captchas into WordPress ContactForm7

How to incorporate captchas into WordPress ContactForm7

ContactForm7 is a plugin for creating contact forms created by Japanese people, which is the most popular plugin for WordPress. However, recently, the problem of spam mail being sent via this plugin’s forms has prompted many sites to introduce captcha on servers such as Nam

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How to remove WordPress malware (tampering and viruses) with plugins

How to remove WordPress malware (tampering and viruses) with plugins

We will explain how to decontaminate malware using the WordPress:Malware Scan & Security plugin [Malware and Virus Detection and Removal], which was created by WordPress Doctor based on his experience with numerous malware removal requests.

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More attacks against vulnerabilities in the plugin Duplicator

More attacks against vulnerabilities in the plugin Duplicator

Duplicator, a plugin deployed on millions of sites that allows users to migrate, copy, move, clone, and create backups of WordPress sites, is vulnerable in versions 1.3.26 and below.

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What is a WordPress Vulnerability? Explanation of PHP Program Vulnerabilities

What is a WordPress Vulnerability? Explanation of PHP Program Vulnerabilities

What are the vulnerabilities that are often mentioned when a WordPress site is tampered with or infected with malware (viruses)? In this article, we will discuss program vulnerabilities.

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Why your WordPress site is repeatedly tampered with after updating (updating) and what to do about it.

Why your WordPress site is repeatedly tampered with after updating (updating) and what to do about it.

Since WordPress sites are the most commonly used cms (content management system) in the world, many hackers will target WordPress sites to use them as a springboard for various illicit activities. Although it is extremely rare for a site to be actually tampered with, once a site

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How to resolve update failure due to WordPress cURL error 60: SSL certificate problem error

How to resolve update failure due to WordPress cURL error 60: SSL certificate problem error

This section describes what to do when a WordPress plugin or main theme displays the error message “Download failed. cURL error 60: SSL certificate problem: unable to get local issuer certificate” and cannot be updated.

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WordPress HTACCESS has been tampered with and access to the admin panel is no longer possible

WordPress HTACCESS has been tampered with and access to the admin panel is no longer possible

Recently, a type of malware has become popular in which a WordPress site is tampered with, and although the site can be displayed without problems, the administrator screen cannot be accessed. We will explain how to deal with this case.

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What to do when multiple (or all) sites on a single server are infected with malware

What to do when multiple (or all) sites on a single server are infected with malware

We are seeing an increasing number of cases of multiple WordPress sites on multiple domains within a single server, all or many of which are infected with malware (viruses and tampering).

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Security measures for plugins, themes, and WordPress updates (updates) that are difficult to keep up to date

Security measures for plugins, themes, and WordPress updates (updates) that are difficult to keep up to date

Updating (updating) a WordPress site’s plug-ins, theme, or main body will overwrite the code, so it may be difficult to update if you have customized the site in any way. In addition, many sites have been stopped by their creators from updating their sites because of the po

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How to target @include \057var/\167ww at the top of wordpress wp-config.php or index.php

How to target @include \057var/\167ww at the top of wordpress wp-config.php or index.php

This page explains the cause and how to target a string starting with @include that suddenly appears at the top of wp-config.php or index.php in WordPress.

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