Description
# WordPress Malware Removal, Website Recovery and Security Hardening I am looking for an experienced WordPress security specialist to clean and restore a hacked website hosted with Namecheap cPanel. ## Current situation * Website: **leebannister.org** * Hosting: **Namecheap shared hosting with cPanel** * The WordPress website has been compromised by malware. * Namecheap has recommended that a specialist perform a thorough cleanup of the website files. * There is no confirmed clean backup available. * The existing backup may also contain malware, so it should not simply be restored without being carefully scanned and cleaned. * We previously considered copying another website, **leebannister.net**, to the affected domain, but we have decided not to do that at this stage. * Namecheap can provide or has provided a malware scan report within cPanel. The specialist will need to review the report and inspect the account thoroughly. ## Work required 1. Create a full backup of the current website files and database before making changes. 2. Review the Namecheap malware scan report. 3. Scan all WordPress files, folders and the database for: * Malware * Backdoors * Injected or obfuscated code * Unknown administrator accounts * Malicious scheduled tasks or cron jobs * Suspicious redirects * Compromised plugins or themes * Infected backup files 4. Carefully remove all malicious files and code without deleting legitimate website content. 5. Replace compromised WordPress core files, plugin