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Malware, hacking and clean-up

Detect and clean infected files and what to do after a website has been hacked.

7 articles in this topic

  1. Request and view a hosting security review Request a review included with the service, learn what it covers and tell a scheduled report apart from an incident that needs immediate attention. 2 min · Reviewed 09/2026
  2. Scan files with cPanel's Virus Scanner Introduces cPanel's Virus Scanner, based on ClamAV, for scanning an account's content on demand when you suspect it contains malware. 2 min · Reviewed 09/2026
  3. What to do if your website or hosting has been compromised Sets out common causes and effects of a hosting intrusion, options for cleaning up or restoring, and checks to stop it happening again. 5 min · Reviewed 10/2026
  4. Investigate a possible infection through FTP credentials Explains what evidence to check before attributing changes to FTP access, and how to contain and recover an account if the use of stolen credentials is confirmed. 2 min · Reviewed 09/2026
  5. Clean up and recover WordPress after an intrusion Sets out a controlled process to preserve evidence, verify and replace the core, check for persistence and revoke access after WordPress has been compromised. 5 min · Reviewed 10/2026
  6. Clean up files detected as malware Explains when to restore an earlier backup or analyse the files, and how to use Imunify360's Malware Cleanup to remove detected malicious code. 3 min · Reviewed 09/2026
  7. Historical vulnerability in WP Live Chat Support before 8.0.27 Documents a stored XSS vulnerability fixed in WP Live Chat Support 8.0.27 and explains what to do if you still find an affected version. 2 min · Reviewed 09/2026