We scan the site, remove malicious code, find how it was hacked and close that hole, so the infection does not come back.
A hacked site rarely looks hacked. It redirects mobile visitors to other sites, creates thousands of spam pages in Google’s index or sends email in your name. The owner is the last to know: from customers, the host or a red browser warning.
We check files and the database, the Security issues report in Search Console, Google and email blacklists, and new admin users.
We compare files with the original WordPress, theme and plugin versions, clean injections in the database and remove backdoors used for reinfection.
We find how the attacker got in: an outdated plugin, a nulled theme, a weak password or another site on the same hosting account.
We update everything outdated, change passwords and keys, set file permissions and limit login attempts.
We remove spam pages from the index, request a review in Search Console and help get the hosting block lifted.
After the cleanup we set up backups, so next time the site can be restored in hours, not days.
If only the visible symptom is removed, the site usually gets reinfected within days.
Typical signs: the site redirects visitors from phones or from Google to other sites, pages about casinos, pills or in Japanese appear in search results, the browser shows a warning, the host has blocked the site or reported malicious code, or unknown users appear in the admin.
Open the Security issues report in Search Console, search Google for site:your-domain and look for pages you did not create, and check the domain in Google Safe Browsing. Online scanners only see what the site shows publicly, so a clean result does not prove there is no infection.
The cost depends on how badly the site is infected, the platform and the number of sites on the hosting account, so we quote it after a check. After the cleanup, the site can stay on maintenance to keep updates and security under control.
A plugin finds known malicious files but often misses database injections and backdoors, and on an already hacked site it can be disabled. It is useful for protection after a cleanup, not instead of one.
If Google has indexed spam pages or shown a warning, rankings can drop. After the cleanup we remove spam pages from the index and request a review; rankings usually recover once Google recrawls the site.
Starosta Agency is based in Lviv, Ukraine. We work remotely: calls, email and reports are all in English. Hosting, domain and admin access stay in your own accounts.
Malware removal means finding and deleting malicious code, closing the vulnerability that let the attacker in and regaining the trust of Google and your host. Without finding the cause, the site usually gets reinfected.
WordPress is most often hacked through an outdated plugin or a nulled theme. We compare files with the original versions, remove what does not belong there, update everything outdated and change passwords and keys.
Do not delete files at random or restore an old backup until you know when the hack happened: the backup may be infected too. Change your hosting and admin passwords and contact a specialist.
When Google marks a site as dangerous, visitors see a warning instead of your page. After the cleanup we request a review in Search Console; the warning is removed once Google confirms the site is clean.
| Step | What we do |
|---|---|
| Step 1 | Malware scan: files, database, Search Console, blacklists |
| Step 2 | Remove malicious code and backdoors, find the root cause |
| Step 3 | Hardening, backups, review requests to Google and the host |
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