First of all, I empathize with you if your website has been compromised. It can be incredibly frustrating—not just because it causes issues for your visitors, but also because eliminating the malware and the breach can be quite challenging
There are numerous methods to eliminate the hack, but let’s discover the quickest and simplest way to repair your website.
To determine if your website has actually been compromised, visit http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=domain_name – just replace domain_name with the domain of your site, and if it has been hacked, a warning message will appear. This step is essential because, unless the website has been visibly altered, it can be challenging to assess whether it has been hacked.
If no errors are displayed, your website may still be compromised, although the likelihood is reduced.
Steps to follow when your website is hacked
Change Passwords – If your site gets compromised, you must promptly update all of your passwords, including those for Primary FTP, secondary FTP, databases, and applications like WordPress. To know how to set strong passwords, follow the post How to Create Strong Passwords.
Restore Website from Backup – Creating backups of your source code and databases is crucial for situations like this. If you have a backup of your website and database that is confirmed to be intact, you should promptly re-upload it to your hosting account and restore your site (and database) from that backup.
Remove the malware – It’s extremely difficult for an individual to manually eliminate malware from a website. To get rid of malware from your files, it’s advisable to utilize a tool such as Sucuri‘s Website Security Solution. By employing this automatic malware scanning function, it not only checks files for breaches but also eradicates them.
Identify & Fix the Vulnerability – In order to stop your website from being hacked again, it is crucial to determine the method used for the breach. Vulnerabilities can be categorized into two types: issues with passwords and structural flaws.
Passwords – The majority of hacks occur because the hacker successfully guessed your account’s passwords through a Brute Force attack. By merely updating your passwords (and opting for stronger ones this time), you can stop these attacks from being successful in the future.
Structural – Identifying such vulnerabilities necessitates comprehensive testing. Numerous security programs are capable of conducting these scans; however, it is advisable to utilize an application like Website Security Solution from Sucuri. It will not only recognize various issues but will also assist in resolving them.
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