Colton J.

WordPress Malware Removal & Hacked Site Recovery | Same-Day Cleanup

Site hacked? Redirecting to spam, Google flagging you, or your host suspended the account? That's most of what I do, and I can usually have it clean the same day. 25 years on WordPress. 231 jobs here, 100% Job Success, Top Rated Plus. Malware and hack recovery is the bulk of my work on Upwork now: backdoors, injected SEO spam, redirect attacks, hidden admin users, cloaking, pharma hacks, and card skimmers on WooCommerce checkouts. How I actually work a cleanup: Find the entry point first. Most cleanups fail because someone deletes the visible infection and leaves the way in. I do the forensics before removal, so we know how they got there. Usually it's an outdated plugin, a leaked FTP or admin credential, or a dropper sitting outside wp-content where the security plugins never look. Then clean and harden. Core file comparison against clean checksums, database scan for injected content, removing unauthorized admin users, rotating credentials, fixing file permissions. Then confirm it's actually gone. Search Console reindex request if Google flagged you, blacklist removal, and a follow-up check a few days later to make sure nothing came back. I also run a managed WordPress hosting company, so I see these from the server side too, which is usually where the real cause is hiding. If a site keeps getting reinfected, that's often a hosting-level problem no amount of plugin cleanup will fix. Beyond malware I handle WooCommerce troubleshooting, hosting migrations that don't wreck your rankings, and speed and Core Web Vitals work. I'm straight with you about what a job actually needs. If something's simpler or cheaper than you expected, I'll tell you before you hire me. Usually responding within a few hours. If it's an emergency, say so and I'll move it to the front.