We will explain how an infection (tampering) with the WordPress database can cause the files on the site (server) to be tampered with.
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User 123@abc.com, which you don’t remember creating in WordPress, is an admin user that hackers add illegally.
The new WordPress tampering technique, the inclusion of .ccss malware, will be explained.
This section describes the defacing of a WordPress site by adding an unauthorized user.
We will introduce the strongest file write permissions (permissions) to prevent malware infection in cases such as repeated malware infections in WordPress.
Recently, Chinese malware (backdoor) has been spreading through WordPress. We will explain about this malware.
Here are the most common unauthorized accesses that hackers target WordPress as of September 2023.
If there is a one-line include statement @include in the index.php in the top directory of WordPress or in the theme, etc., it is highly likely that the site is infected with malware.
If your WordPress site has been hacked and you think you have removed the tampering, but the site still redirects (forcibly) to another site, the malformed JAVASCRIPT code may still be there somewhere.
Taking advantage of the convenience of being able to operate multiple domain sites under a single server contract, malware today often analyzes the server folder structure and spreads infection from one site to the folders of other sites (domains).
Some of today’s malware is of the type that writes an infinite loop (or delayed process) into the server process and resides there.
Here are some common malware (virus) file names that WordPress Doctor has discovered recently.
Here are some of the types of malware embedded in WordPress that are common these days. If similar code is included in the site’s program, we suspect that WordPress has been hacked and tampered with.
WordPress Doctor received the question, “Is a WordPress site restored from a backup prior to a malware infection safe?” This section explains whether or not a WordPress site restored from a backup prior to a malware infection is safe.
When WordPress is infected with malware (tampered with), updating WordPress and plug-ins may not remove the malware.
There are various methods by which WordPress can be hacked, the most common of which is called an injection attack. This section describes these injection attacks.
There are websites that illegally release WordPress themes and plugins for free. This section explains the dangers of downloading and using themes and plug-ins from such sites.
Recently, malware that alters the JAVASCRIPT file of WordPress and uses it as a parasite to display a fake login screen and steal login information has been spreading.
