WordPress Malware Removal Service: Complete Cleanup & Lockdown

WordPress malware removal service — what’s actually included

Cleanup is the easy part. The reason most “malware removal services” don’t stick is that they delete the infection and stop. We treat the cleanup as an access audit, which is why our cleanups don’t bounce back.

• Full external scan — Sucuri, Google Safe Browsing, and our own checks. You see the report whether or not you hire us.
• Backup before any change — complete site snapshot, separate from your host’s backup, so we can roll back if anything goes sideways.
• Every infected file removed — not just the obvious ones. We look for hidden copies in wp-content/uploads, fake plugins, and obfuscated PHP buried in legitimate-looking files.
• WordPress core integrity check — every core file verified against the canonical WordPress.org hashes.
• Access lockdown — this is the part most cleanups skip. Unknown admin accounts removed, credentials rotated, scheduled tasks audited, exposed leftover files cleared.
• Google warning lift request — once the site is verified clean, we submit through Google Search Console to get the “this site may be dangerous” warning removed.
• Care plan handoff — optional. The most reliable way to make sure a one-time cleanup stays one-time.

How fast?

Most cleanups finish in 24–48 hours once we have backend access. Severe or complex infections take longer; we tell you upfront after the scan, not halfway through. Google warning removal is on Google’s clock once we submit — usually 24–72 hours.

Why our cleanups don’t bounce back

If a previous cleanup got reversed within days, the problem wasn’t the cleanup — it was the access. Every recurring infection we’ve cleaned up traced back to one of four causes the prior fix never closed:

• An unknown administrator account still active on the site
• Credentials that were never rotated after the original break-in
• A scheduled script or backdoor quietly re-downloading the payload
• Exposed leftover files from sloppy earlier cleanups

We close all four doors. Real example: a real-estate company’s site had been “cleaned” seven times before they called us. Full case study →

Common WordPress malware types we remove

• Pharma hacks — viagra/cialis/casino spam injected into your pages, visible to Google but invisible to you. Pharma hack cleanup →
• Japanese keyword hack — Japanese-language spam pages added to your site for SEO blackhat. Japanese hack cleanup →
• Malicious redirects — visitors silently sent to scam, phishing, or affiliate fraud sites.
• SEO spam injection — hidden links and pages targeting unrelated keywords.
• Backdoor PHP shells — persistent attacker access that survives cleanups if not removed.
• Cryptominer injection — your visitors’ CPU used to mine cryptocurrency.
• Defacement — your homepage replaced with attacker content.
• Fake plugin / theme malware — malicious code disguised as a legitimate plugin or theme file.

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