Please Help!! I lost hope in WordPress!

phaze1G

Member
Aug 30, 2019
46
13
8
Not yet :( still working on it. I think I'm going to download clean backups, delete everything from within my hosting, and then reupload. It's a lot of work though and not even sure this gonna solve it.
don't forget to clean the db "IMPORTANT"
 
  • Like
Reactions: tararampam

mohamadalshami

Active member
Sep 26, 2019
277
131
43
elzaad.com
look one of my experiences that theme24 plugins are infected with viruses and not all antivirus detect it even virustotal, the only thing that helped me was using https://www.imunify360.com/ it really helped my site to be safe and to be secure if all viruses and the good luck that it's available for most of the panels for free, hope you save your sites !
 
  • Like
Reactions: KarmaticOne

comcpa2022

Well-known member
Staff member
Moderator
Babiato Lover
GiveAway Master
Trusted Seller
Trusted Uploader
Mar 15, 2020
1,356
1,795
120
babiato.tech
I feel really sorry @Eddie147 , i can try to help you. Just send me a pm. I have just been working on a VPS who had very strange behaviors, after days I fixed it, and of course, the person was very happy ;-). Never outdated themes, plugins, etc. that is very important. So Eddie let me know and send me a PM.
 

KarmaticOne

Active member
Trusted Uploader
Mar 13, 2019
219
134
43
5th Dimension
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.

The first part is a configuration inside WordFence >> All Options >> Brute Force Protection

The second part you can find a lot of different plugins to block xmlrpc
 
  • Like
Reactions: underwater

MrSam_1

Well-known member
Administrative
Trusted Seller
Dec 1, 2018
23,613
26,955
120
The second part is Wordfence >> All Options .>> Advanced firewall options
Immediately block IPs that access these URLs

And have your site address like this (http or https)://yoursite.com/xmlrpc.php

You can enter multiple lines to limit access to various parts of your website
Do not forget to whitelist your computer IP address to bypass all rules or you'll be blocked too when accessing restricted URLs
 

TKS

Well-known member
Trusted Uploader
Feb 28, 2021
280
1,123
93
You remind me of my past. 5-6 years ago I also used wp to make my personal blog. But after being hacked everywhere on the host, my feeling is very similar to you right now. After scanning all, the cause is detected that the plugin automatically updates and it has the code to upload the file (encoded with base64). First you need to check the log access / error to see which urls the hacker accessed to find the shell file. Disable it and check the newly created files. Do this before the restore to check that the restore is clean. Remember to turn off automatic updates.
In addition to the malicious code in the plugin / theme, there are still many other factors. Share host, Local attack, Host staff, ...
Everything has two sides, wp free and open source, if now and in the future use wp, you need to equip more security knowledge.
Currently I no longer use wp because I do not have much security knowledge. I have built my own website with other fw.
 

KarmaticOne

Active member
Trusted Uploader
Mar 13, 2019
219
134
43
5th Dimension
The second part is Wordfence >> All Options .>> Advanced firewall options
Immediately block IPs that access these URLs

And have your site address like this (http or https)://yoursite.com/xmlrpc.php

You can enter multiple lines to limit access to various parts of your website
Do not forget to whitelist your computer IP address to bypass all rules or you'll be blocked too when accessing restricted URLs

Oh forgot about that little trick, thanks for the clarification @slvrsteele
 
  • Like
Reactions: underwater and Mr G

underwater

Active member
Nov 26, 2020
256
63
28
The second part is Wordfence >> All Options .>> Advanced firewall options
Immediately block IPs that access these URLs

And have your site address like this (http or https)://yoursite.com/xmlrpc.php

You can enter multiple lines to limit access to various parts of your website
Do not forget to whitelist your computer IP address to bypass all rules or you'll be blocked too when accessing restricted URLs
Thank you @slvrsteele . I just did what you suggested. Thank you. Is there any other lines that you suggest to block other than that xmlrpc line?
 

KarmaticOne

Active member
Trusted Uploader
Mar 13, 2019
219
134
43
5th Dimension
Thank you @slvrsteele . I just did what you suggested. Thank you. Is there any other lines that you suggest to block other than that xmlrpc line?

One tip for this is to use the Live Traffic feature and see what paths the attacks are targetting, you might notice a pattern and you can then add those lines to the list under the xmlrpc line.

Hope that makes sense.
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: underwater

KarmaticOne

Active member
Trusted Uploader
Mar 13, 2019
219
134
43
5th Dimension
Thank you @KarmaticOne ! I just opened the setting you mentioned. It says 20 login failure attempt as the limit. If I just make it max 5, is it okay?

That's a matter of need/prefrence, there could be a requirement for other user access, in which case 5 would be good.

I personally have my setting much more strict than that given in my case I should be the only user to have backend access on my client sites.
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: underwater

underwater

Active member
Nov 26, 2020
256
63
28
That's a matter of need/prefrence, there could be a requirement for other user access, in which case 5 would be good.

I personally have my setting much more strict than that given in my case I should be the only user to have backend access on my client sites.

Well explained. Thanks alot @KarmaticOne

About your setting where you are the only user to have backend access for your clients site, it it only possible to achieve for non techie (code master) person? Could you please refer me to read the tutorial or something like that related to that kind of setting, if any. Thank you in advance!
 

KarmaticOne

Active member
Trusted Uploader
Mar 13, 2019
219
134
43
5th Dimension
Well explained. Thanks alot @KarmaticOne

About your setting where you are the only user to have backend access for your clients site, it it only possible to achieve for non techie (code master) person? Could you please refer me to read the tutorial or something like that related to that kind of setting, if any. Thank you in advance!

A good starting point is to improve our general knowledge about WordPress security, for that you can check out this article:

Guide to WordPress Security Best Practices 2021

Once you are ready to dive a little deeper, you can look at this article guide for WordFence settings. However, it should be noted that some of the more advanced recommendations contained in the article will require a basic level of coding:

How to Configure Wordfence Options for Secure Website

Hope this helps. Best of luck.
 
  • Like
Reactions: underwater

About us

  • Our community has been around for many years and pride ourselves on offering unbiased, critical discussion among people of all different backgrounds. We are working every day to make sure our community is one of the best.

Quick Navigation

User Menu