The problemYour scanner says the site is clean. The malware came back anyway.
In shortWordPress malware removal is a hands-on cleanup of an infected WordPress site. We remove the malicious code, find every backdoor that would let it return, patch the way in, and request a Google review if needed. It suits owners whose scanner missed it or whose site got reinfected. Typically $150–$600, fixed quote after diagnosis.
Deleting the infected files is the easy half of WordPress malware removal. The half that decides whether you are back here next week is finding what the attacker left behind: an admin account you never created, a scheduled task that downloads the payload again, a must-use plugin, or one line added to a theme file nobody reads. Scanners look for known patterns, so fresh or hidden code often passes as clean.
We compare your WordPress core, plugin and theme files with clean copies, then check the database, users, scheduled tasks and server settings by hand. We patch the hole the attacker used, harden the site, and hand you a short cleanup report. You get a fixed quote after diagnosis, typically $150 to $600, most cleanups finish within 24 hours of starting, and no annual plan is required.
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These are the problems owners describe when a first cleanup did not hold.
Every round costs a day or more, the site may sit in maintenance mode, and you stop trusting any 'clean' result. Each reinfection gives Google another chance to flag the site.
What we doWe hunt every way back in before we call it clean: hidden admins, scheduled tasks, db.php drop-ins, must-use plugins, auto-prepend lines in .user.ini, and files locked so they cannot be deleted.
A false all-clear can give the attacker weeks of admin access. Spam, pop-ups or redirects keep reaching visitors while you look in the wrong place.
What we doWe use scanners only as a first pass. The real check is a file-by-file comparison with clean copies of WordPress core, your plugins and your theme, plus a review of the database and server logs.
A hidden admin can reinstall malware, change payment settings or lock you out. In one public cleanup thread, the rogue admin came back hours before any infected file did.
What we doWe remove rogue accounts and the code that recreates them, rotate WordPress, hosting, SFTP and database passwords plus the security keys (salts), and add two-factor login.
Restoring files alone leaves injected scripts, spam links and rogue settings in the database, so the site looks fixed and quietly is not.
What we doWe search posts, options, widgets and user records for injected code and spam links, and remove them without touching your real content or WooCommerce orders.
Clean one site and the others reinfect it within hours. Old test sites and forgotten installs on the same account are a common way back in.
What we doWe list every install on the account and clean them together, or remove the ones you no longer need, so one dirty site cannot reinfect the rest.
Pirated themes and plugins often ship with a backdoor built in, and abandoned ones never get security fixes. Cleaning without replacing them just resets the clock.
What we doWe find the entry point, replace nulled or abandoned plugins with maintained versions or alternatives, and bring everything else up to date.
| Price | Typically $150–$600, fixed quote after diagnosis |
|---|---|
| Typical time | Most cleanups finish within 24 hours of starting |
| Best for | Reinfected sites, scanner misses, hidden admins, spam in Google |
| Not for | Certified forensics, PCI audits or compliance sign-off |
| Monthly plan needed? | No. A one-off job; maintenance is optional |
| If it returns | Same infection within 30 days is fixed at no charge |
| What you get | Clean site, patched entry point, hardening, cleanup report |
| Who does it | AI agents scan and compare; Haider Ali checks and signs off |
Worth knowing: When a cleaned site gets reinfected, the cleanup almost always missed a backdoor or left the original hole open. It is rarely bad luck, and it usually does not mean you were targeted twice. Most WordPress infections are automated: bots scan for known plugin flaws and try every site they find.
Core, themes, plugins, uploads and the database compared with known-clean copies. Injected code hides in the database as often as in files.
Unknown admin accounts, scheduled tasks, db.php and must-use plugins, auto-prepend files, edited .htaccess and functions.php, PHP files in the uploads folder, and files set so they cannot be deleted.
Patchstack found that 96% of the new WordPress vulnerabilities reported in 2024 were in plugins. We work out which hole was used and close it, because without that step the cleanup is temporary.
Injected pharma or casino links, pages shown only to Googlebot, and spam URLs in your sitemap. This is the damage that outlasts the malware itself.
If Google or a browser flagged the site, we request a review once it is clean. Google says reviews take from a few days to a few weeks, and we confirm the warning is gone.
Login hardening, file-change monitoring and the updates that should have been running, plus a plain-English report of what was found, removed and patched.
A 22-second look at a malware cleanup: files and database scanned, the backdoor and hidden admins removed, the entry point patched, then hardening and a report. Typically from $150, most cleanups within 24 hours.
Your scanner says clean. The malware came back anyway. A false all-clear, weeks of access. A hidden admin keeps reappearing. Malware hiding in the database. There’s a better way. WordPress malware removal that finds the backdoor. Full infection scan. Entry point found and patched. Hardened, with a cleanup report. From $150 · Most within 24 hours · fixed quote. Get a fixed quote. pixelandoak.com/wordpress-malware-removal
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Good at spotting known malware. It often misses fresh code, database injections and hidden admins, and it does not tell you how the attacker got in.
Fast if you have a backup you know is clean. It can wipe recent orders and posts, and it puts back the same hole unless you patch it.
Some hosts scan and quarantine files. Many will not look for the entry point, and some simply suspend the account until the site is clean.
Can work, but often means an annual plan. Owners report long waits, or one site covered when several on the account are infected.
Reasonable if the hack is fresh, it is one site, and you have a backup you trust. Get help if it came back, it is a store, or you are locked out.
Files compared with clean copies, database and users checked by hand, the entry point patched, every site on the account cleaned. Fixed quote, no annual plan.
We confirm the infection, map every site on the hosting account, and look for the entry point.
You get one price before any cleanup starts. No hourly creep and no annual plan.
Malicious code removed, files compared with clean copies, database and users checked by hand.
The hole is closed, passwords and keys are rotated, and the site is hardened against the same attack.
You get the cleanup report, and we request any Google review and confirm the result.
Typically $150 to $600. We quote a fixed price after diagnosis, so you know the cost before work starts. The price depends on how long the infection has been running, how many sites share the hosting account, and whether the database is affected. Sites left infected for months cost more, because the backdoors multiply. There is no annual plan to buy.
Most cleanups finish within 24 hours of starting. Sites infected for months, or several sites sharing one compromised hosting account, take longer, because every site on the account has to be cleaned together or they reinfect each other. If Google flagged the site, its review is a separate wait: Google says it takes from a few days to a few weeks.
In more places than the theme folder. Common spots are PHP files in the uploads folder, a db.php file or must-use plugin, an auto-prepend line in .user.ini or .htaccess, scheduled tasks, extra admin accounts, and scripts injected into posts or settings in the database. Some attackers also lock files so they cannot be deleted. A real cleanup checks all of these.
Scanners look for known patterns, so new or disguised code can pass. Many also skip the database and server settings, and a plugin running inside an infected site can be tampered with. We use a scanner as a first pass only, then compare every file with a clean copy and check the database, users and scheduled tasks by hand.
That is the part we treat as the actual job. Visible malware is easy to remove; the hidden ways back in are what take care. We check every known hiding place, find the entry point, and patch it. If a site was cleaned before and the infection returned, a missed backdoor or an unpatched hole is almost always why.
Sometimes. If the hack is fresh, only one site is affected, and you have a backup you know is clean, you can restore it, update everything, change all passwords and security keys, and remove unknown admins. Get help if the infection came back after a cleanup, if the site is a store, if you are locked out, or if your host has suspended the account.
Not with a manual cleanup. We remove the malicious code and keep your posts, pages, products and orders. A full backup restore is different: it can wipe orders and changes made since the backup was taken. On stores we also check payment gateway settings and API keys, because some attackers change them so payments land in their account.
We guarantee the cleanup: if the same infection returns within 30 days, we fix it at no charge. Nobody can honestly promise a site will never be hacked again, especially if plugins stop being updated afterwards. That is why hardening is included and a maintenance plan is offered, not required.
A short cleanup report in plain English: how the attacker got in, what we removed, what we patched, which passwords and keys were changed, and what to watch for over the next few weeks. If Google flagged the site, the report also shows the review request and its status. It is written for you, not for a developer.
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