{"id":122,"date":"2016-12-28T19:08:22","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T13:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.parallaxhosting.com\/?p=122"},"modified":"2024-11-19T21:14:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T15:44:19","slug":"how-to-identify-and-fix-a-hacked-wordpress-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parallaxhosting.com\/blog\/wordpress\/how-to-identify-and-fix-a-hacked-wordpress-website\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Identify and Fix a Hacked WordPress Website"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is WordPress hack-proof? Never say never, but it is commonly accepted that the WordPress Core has strong security. Professional analysis of hacked WordPress sites typically reveals the point of entry to be the result of a weak administrator or FTP password, a domain or hosting level breach, an insecure plugin or theme, running an outdated version of the WordPress Core, or a point of entry other than the WordPress Core.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The smart techies know that keeping your site free of viruses, hijacked files, and security vulnerabilities is easier said than done, but often a little effort goes a long way. For example, you could follow Our <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.parallaxhosting.com\/2016\/07\/07\/10-steps-to-secure-wordpress\/\">10 entry-level WordPress security steps<\/a>\u00a0and have a more secure WordPress site than many others do.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Compromised Sites Aren\u2019t Always Easy to Identify<\/h2>\n<p>The question website owners need to know the answer to is, \u201cHow do I know when the threshold has been crossed \u2014 when my site has been hacked?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In March 2012, ZDNet reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u2026over 90 percent [of website owners] didn\u2019t notice any strange activity,<\/strong> despite the fact that their sites were being abused to send spam, host phishing pages, or distribute malware.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/blog\/security\/63-of-website-owners-dont-know-how-they-were-hacked\/10986\">63% of website owners don\u2019t know how they were hacked<\/a>\u201d (emphasis added)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In April 2012, Google\u2019s Matt Cutts revealed how common and unaware hacked websites and their owners really are:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Beyond clear-cut blackhat webspam, <strong>the second-biggest category of spam that Google deals with is hacked sites with injected links.<\/strong> The most common reaction we hear from webmasters is \u201cThe problem is with the Google search. There is nothing wrong with our website.\u201d That\u2019s a real quote from an email one site owner recently sent us. Sadly, it turns out that the site is almost always really hacked.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 \u201cExample email to a hacked site\u201d (emphasis added)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stopbadware.org\/pdfs\/compromised-websites-an-owners-perspective.pdf\">StopBadware PDF<\/a>, linked to from the\u00a0ZDNet article above, answers the question, \u201cWhat are the compromised websites used for?\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hosting malware<\/li>\n<li>URL redirect<\/li>\n<li>Hosting phishing, spam pages, pornography<\/li>\n<li>Vandalism<\/li>\n<li>Other content or activity<\/li>\n<li>Sending back link to hackers website<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>How to Identify a Hacked Website<\/h2>\n<p>One of the benefits of using a common website platform, like WordPress, is that security scanners know what to expect. They can tell that WordPress Core files shouldn\u2019t contain certain code or load assets from external domains or contain obfuscated code.<\/p>\n<p>No matter how your website is built or managed, some common signs of a\u00a0hacked\u00a0site include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Displaying popups that you didn\u2019t implement<\/li>\n<li>Displaying odd text in your footer or in the \u201cView Source\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Links to other\u00a0sites or auto-linking of keywords that you didn\u2019t create links for<\/li>\n<li>Seeing obfuscated \/ encoded text in plugins<\/li>\n<li>Website redirecting (immediately or after a short length of time) to another URL<\/li>\n<li>Any mischievous or unusual activity or spikes in traffic or bandwidth usage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Above are telltale signs that you\u2019ll be able to identify just by browsing your own site.<\/p>\n<p>Following are automated methods of identifying compromised sites.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Google Webmaster Tools Email Alerts<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/webmasters\/tools\/\">Google Webmaster Tools<\/a> is a great resource for webmasters, which you probably already know. One of the great features is their <a href=\"http:\/\/googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com\/2006\/11\/badware-alerts-for-your-sites.html\">email notifications when they detect bad activity<\/a> (i.e. hacked!) on your site. You were verified as the site owner so they email you the notification directly. This notification is what Matt Cutts\u2019 quote above refers to. So now you know that if you receive an email about this, Google\u2019s got a great accuracy rate and you should immediately go into high-alert mode.<\/p>\n<h3>Google Scanners<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/support.google.com\/webmasters\/bin\/answer.py?hl=en&amp;answer=158587\">Fetch as Google<\/a> and <strong>Google Safe Browsing diagnostics<\/strong> (google.com\/safebrowsing\/diagnostic?site=http:\/\/YOURDOMAIN ) are two ways you can scan your site to see it how Google sees it.<\/p>\n<h3>StopBadware Clearinghouse<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stopbadware.org\/home\/reportsearch\">StopBadware Clearinghouse<\/a> can be searched quickly, but it\u2019s likely to already be included in Google\u2019s Webmaster Tools results. In other words, you\u2019ll probably receive an email from Google Webmaster Tools before checking the StopBadware Clearinghouse. However, it\u2019s good to check during the site recovery process.<\/p>\n<h3>Sucuri SiteCheck Scanner<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sitecheck.sucuri.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sucuri\u2019s SiteCheck<\/a>\u00a0malware scanner\u00a0checks against Google Safe Browsing, Norton Safe Web, Phish tank, Opera browser, SiteAdvisor, and several other blacklist databases. It also runs its own searches for malicious or suspicious iframes, scripts, downloads, redirections, and other items. It also provides a list of the scanned URLs and scripts, the website\u2019s software (e.g. WordPress), and the software version information.<\/p>\n<h3>webcheck.me Scanner<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/webcheck.me\/\">webcheck.me Scanner<\/a>\u00a0checks security, the existence of plain-text email addresses, MX records, SEO quality, and other tests. It\u2019s a visually-appealing, high-level view of your site\u2019s overall health.<\/p>\n<h3>Browser Security Scanner<\/h3>\n<p>Maybe one you didn\u2019t expect, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/browsercheck.qualys.com\/\">Qualys BrowserCheck<\/a>\u00a0scans your internet browser for security vulnerabilities, including outdated computer software and browser plugins like Java, Adobe Flash, Adobe Reader, and Microsoft Silverlight. It\u2019s possible that the browser, FTP client, or other access point is to blame for a compromised site.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>How to Fix a Hacked WordPress Website<\/h2>\n<p>Once you know or suspect your site has been hacked, <a href=\"http:\/\/googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com\/2008\/04\/my-sites-been-hacked-now-what.html\">Google<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/support.google.com\/webmasters\/bin\/answer.py?hl=en&amp;answer=163634\">recommends<\/a>\u00a0you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take your site offline<\/li>\n<li>Assess the damage<\/li>\n<li>Work on recovery<\/li>\n<li>Get back online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>StopBadware lists <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stopbadware.org\/home\/security\">similar steps<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify badware behavior<\/li>\n<li>Remove the badware behavior<\/li>\n<li>Prevent future infection<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stopbadware.org\/home\/reviewinfo\">Request a review<\/a> to remove your site from badware lists (the blacklist clearinghouse mentioned above)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-123 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blog.parallaxhosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Insecure-WordPress-Websites-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/parallaxhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Insecure-WordPress-Websites-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parallaxhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Insecure-WordPress-Websites.jpg 500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/222;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Backup, Backup, Backup\u2026 Restore?<\/h3>\n<p>If you pinpoint the date and time of your site\u2019s hack, the simplest solution is to just restore your website to a backup prior to that time. This is why it\u2019s important to use a reliable backup utility, one that not only backs up but makes it easy to restore.<\/p>\n<p>However, this previous backup is the one that was vulnerable to attacks, unless the point of entry was at the domain, server, or FTP level instead of the software level. Regardless, it\u2019s important to make sure this restored version of your site is free from the same vulnerability(ies).<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a good idea to backup your\u00a0<em>.htaccess<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>wp-config.php<\/em>\u00a0files, your\u00a0<em>wp-content<\/em>\u00a0directory, and your\u00a0<em>database<\/em> separately from your full .zip backup file(s) so that you can replace portions of your site, like the WordPress Core files.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Replace WordPress Core Files<\/h3>\n<p>Hackers typically go after a high yield hack. For example, if they can hack WordPress Core or a popular plugin or an entire webhost, they hack once and gain access to a multitude of sites. Additionally, they probably don\u2019t care to hack\u00a0<em>a80yva9a dot com<\/em>\u00a0because it\u2019s a site and domain of no value in terms of visitor traffic or perceived reputability.<\/p>\n<p>Because of this high-yield theory, it can be beneficial to replace the web server\u2019s copy of the WordPress Core files. You can always get the latest version of WordPress at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/latest.zip\">http:\/\/wordpress.org\/latest.zip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, you should re-install all your plugins and inspect your themes before re-installing. I also suggest\u00a0inspecting the rest of the wp-content directory for mysterious files.<\/p>\n<h3>Change All Login Credentials and Protect WordPress Logins with SSL<\/h3>\n<p>No matter where the security breach seems to have originated from, you never know the entirety of what information might have been acquired.<\/p>\n<p>Create new passwords for all logins \u2014 SSH, server management, FTP, Google, ManageWP, and WordPress User accounts \u2014 <em>without prejudice<\/em> (i.e. don\u2019t assume any weren\u2019t compromised). Also, generate a new set of <a href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Editing_wp-config.php#Security_Keys\">wp-config.php security keys \/ salts<\/a>. You can completely\u00a0change the log in page.<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t already have an SSL certificate to secure WordPress logins, <strong>now is the time to implement it.<\/strong>\u00a0Follow the additional items suggested by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Hardening_WordPress\">WordPress Codex \u201cHardening WordPress\u201d<\/a>, including\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Administration_Over_SSL\">using an SSL certificate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Resolve Specific Issues<\/h3>\n<p>The steps above apply to all sites attempting to recover from a hacking incident. You might also have webhost, web server software, or other issues to address. Using the scanners above should help pinpoint additional security concerns; however, no scanner is fool-proof and the WordPress database could still be compromised.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Reminders<\/h2>\n<p>Let me assure you; <strong>it\u2019s easier, more reliable, and less of a headache<\/strong> to \u201cact as if\u201d \u2014 operating a secure site and taking security precautions to the next level on a regular basis \u2014 than it is to restore a hacked site and only then pay attention to security.<\/p>\n<p>I suggest you perform some of the actions above on a semi-regular basis \u2014 taking regular backups and verifying they are able to be fully restored, changing login credentials, etc. \u2014 in addition to forcing strong passwords,\u00a0limiting login attempts,\u00a0and taking\u00a0other security precautions.<\/p>\n<p>Adding your site to Google Webmaster Tools provides a number of benefits, one of which is receiving security alerts via email. Make sure to add your site to Google Webmaster Tools.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you take regular backups. Typically, once or twice per day is sufficient. Others consider every other day, once per week, or once per month adequate. The optimal backup schedule depends on how often your site content changes and how much traffic your site gets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you\u2019ve ever had a site hacked or helped someone else resolve their hack issues, please share what worked best for you. 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