Cleaned a WordPress Install and Database After Malware
A WordPress security note about scanning files and database records, packaging clean deployable files, and removing a malicious user from the database.
Fix Notes
Malware cleanup, suspicious users, file hardening, recovery staging, DNS, mail, hosting, and cache layers.
Related Fix Notes
Short work notes from related cleanup, debugging, implementation, and support tasks.
A WordPress security note about scanning files and database records, packaging clean deployable files, and removing a malicious user from the database.
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