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My Websites were hacked - how to remove virus?
WordPress hacks are common and frustrating. There is obviously a vulnerability that is allowing them access. Most likely this is through a plugin.
To answer your questions:
Have you used anything ...
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Wordpress database (backup) .sql file got a Trojan category malware treat. Says ESET Internet Security when i try to download the file. What to do?
You do not say what the .sql file is for, however, a .sql file, in of itself, is just plain ol' text and therefore not a threat. Ignore it the notice.
It is not uncommon that anti-virus software will ...
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Wordpress database (backup) .sql file got a Trojan category malware treat. Says ESET Internet Security when i try to download the file. What to do?
It is not uncommon for malicious JS to be injected and stored in a database. If this is a backup copy of your site's database, it may contain elements that have been identified as malicious. It looks ...
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Users often say my website is infected, but can't find any evidence of this?
Just to add to @Dunhamzzz's answer. I've seen this too, with a couple of different variants:
One that showed a normal site when the admin user was logged in, or had been logged in previously; try ...
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My Websites were hacked - how to remove virus?
This is likely not a virus, rather it will be a backdoor on your website. (from the limited information it does look a lot like a root kit which has been designed to hide itself) There is no single ...
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Google searched links (to a site I administer) are redirecting users to fake websites
It sounds like the website might have been hacked in the past and never got the proper cleanup done.
Firstly, login to your Google Webmasters and see if there is any infection warning from Google. ...
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