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Security & Recovery
Malware RemovalBlacklist DelistingHeadless Migration

WordPress Malware Verwijdering & Hacked Site Recovery

Reinig je site. Elimineer dan het aanvalsoppervlak.

<4hr
Response Time
Emergency triage
99.8%
Recovery Rate
Across all engagements
0
Attack Surface
Post-migration to headless
72hr
Blacklist Removal
Google, Norton, McAfee
What Is WordPress Malware Removal?

WordPress malware removal means finding, quarantining, and eliminating malicious code injected into a WordPress installation — backdoors, SEO spam, redirect scripts, cryptominers, all of it. The work involves file-level forensics, database inspection, delisting from Google Safe Browsing and antivirus vendors, and hardening the site against reinfection. When the same site keeps getting hacked, the real fix is cutting the WordPress attack surface out entirely by migrating to headless architecture.

Waar projecten falen

Google's showing 'This site may be hacked' in your search results Every hour that warning stays live, you're losing 60-80% of organic traffic — and bleeding years of domain trust you can't get back quickly.
Your host suspended your account for malware Downtime compounds fast — customers bounce, revenue stops, and some hosts will delete your files after 48 hours.
You cleaned the site yourself but it got reinfected within weeks That means a backdoor was missed, or the original attack vector — outdated plugins, weak credentials — was never actually closed.
Customer data may have been exfiltrated A breach without proper disclosure can trigger GDPR/CCPA penalties and permanently destroy customer trust.
You're running 15+ plugins and can't figure out which one was the entry point Every unmaintained plugin is an open door. WordPress's PHP execution model means any plugin can run arbitrary code — any of them.
You've been blacklisted by Norton, McAfee, or Sucuri SiteCheck Blacklists spread across antivirus software, browsers, and email filters, cutting off traffic from multiple channels at once.

Compliance

Deep File-Level Forensics

We diff every file against known WordPress core, theme, and plugin checksums using WP-CLI and custom tooling. Modified or injected files get identified, quarantined, and documented before we remove anything.

Database Malware Scan

Malware hides in wp_options, wp_posts, and serialized data. We scan every table for obfuscated PHP, base64 payloads, and SEO spam injections that file scanners miss entirely.

Blacklist Delisting

We submit removal requests to Google Safe Browsing, Norton Safe Web, McAfee SiteAdvisor, and Sucuri. We monitor each listing until it's fully cleared and search warnings are gone.

Backdoor Elimination

Hackers plant multiple backdoors — hidden admin users, cron jobs, mu-plugins, PHP files sitting in your uploads directory. We hunt every one and verify removal with post-cleanup penetration testing.

WAF & Hardening

Post-cleanup, we deploy Cloudflare WAF rules, disable XML-RPC, enforce 2FA, lock down file permissions, and set up real-time file integrity monitoring. Defense in depth — not a single plugin doing all the work.

Headless Migration Assessment

We audit your site's architecture and put together a concrete migration plan to Next.js or Astro, moving WordPress into a headless CMS role where it's never publicly exposed to the internet again.

Wat we bouwen

Emergency 4-Hour Triage

We start forensic analysis within 4 hours of engagement — isolating the infection, preserving evidence, and stopping any active data exfiltration.

Wordfence & Sucuri Integration

We deploy and configure Wordfence firewall rules and Sucuri server-side scanning as immediate defensive layers during and after cleanup.

Google Search Console Recovery

We handle the manual action review request, submit reconsideration, and keep watching until Google lifts all security warnings from your search listings.

Full Incident Report

You get a documented timeline: how they got in, what was compromised, what was cleaned, and exactly what changed to make sure it doesn't happen again.

90-Day Reinfection Guarantee

If malware comes back within 90 days through the same vector, we re-clean at zero cost. Partial cleanup isn't something we'll sign off on.

Headless Migration Execution

When you're ready to permanently eliminate the WordPress attack surface, we rebuild your frontend in Next.js or Astro with WordPress running as a secure, unexposed content API.

Ons proces

01

Emergency Triage & Containment

We take a full backup, isolate the infected environment, revoke compromised credentials, and identify the primary infection vector. Active threats get neutralized before deep forensics begin.
Hours 1-4
02

Deep Scan & Malware Removal

File-by-file diff against clean checksums. Database scan for injected payloads. Every backdoor, webshell, and obfuscated script gets removed. We verify against Wordfence, Sucuri, and manual inspection.
Hours 4-24
03

Blacklist Removal & Verification

We submit delisting requests to Google, Norton, McAfee, and all flagging vendors. Search Console manual actions get addressed directly. We monitor until every warning is cleared.
Days 1-3
04

Hardening & Monitoring

WAF deployment, file permission lockdown, plugin audit, 2FA enforcement, XML-RPC disabled, and real-time file integrity monitoring. You get a hardened site and a full incident report.
Days 3-5
05

Headless Migration Planning

We deliver a detailed migration roadmap: your content stays in WordPress — unexposed — while your frontend moves to Next.js or Astro on Vercel or Cloudflare. No more PHP attack surface. No more plugin roulette.
Week 2
WordfenceSucuriWP-CLINext.jsAstroVercelCloudflare WAF

Veelgestelde vragen

Hoe snel kun je beginnen met het schoonmaken van mijn gehackte WordPress site?

We starten emergency triage binnen 4 uur van engagement. Eerste prioriteit is containment — revoking compromised credentials, het maken van forensische backups, en het stoppen van actieve bedreigingen. Volledige malware verwijdering is meestal afgerond binnen 24 uur. Blacklist delisting duurt nog 1-3 dagen afhankelijk van de leverancier.

Waarom wordt mijn WordPress site steeds weer gehackt na opschoning?

Reinfectie gebeurt wanneer backdoors gemist worden of de originele aanvalsvector openblijft. Hackers planten niet één backdoor — ze planten er meerdere. Verborgen admin accounts, cron jobs, mu-plugin bestanden, PHP bestanden begraven in de uploads directory. Een grondige opschoning moet ze allemaal vinden. Als je site blijft gehackt worden, is het echte antwoord het WordPress aanvalsoppervlak volledig verwijderen via headless migratie.

Wat is het verschil tussen Wordfence en Sucuri voor malware verwijdering?

Wordfence draait als WordPress plugin met ingebouwde firewall en file scanner. Sucuri biedt server-side scanning en een cloud-based WAF die voor je site zit. We gebruiken beide tijdens opschoning — Wordfence voor deep file-level analyse, Sucuri voor externe monitoring en DNS-level bescherming. Geen van beide alleen is genoeg voor een juiste remediation.

Hoe kom ik van de Google blacklist af?

Na malware verwijdering dienen we een review request in via Google Search Console. Google crawlt je site opnieuw en verifieert dat de malware weg is — meestal binnen 24-72 uur. We dienen ook verwijderingsverzoeken in bij Norton Safe Web, McAfee SiteAdvisor, en andere leveranciers die je domein markeren, en kijken dan tot het volledig is opgeheven.

Hoe voorkomt migratie naar headless Next.js of Astro toekomstige hacks?

In een headless setup draait WordPress achter een firewall als content API — nooit blootgesteld aan het publieke internet. Bezoekers raken een statische of server-rendered frontend gebouwd in Next.js of Astro. Geen PHP executie op de frontend betekent geen plugin kwetsbaarheden, geen brute-force login aanvallen, geen file injection vectoren. Het aanvalsoppervlak daalt naar vrijwel nul.

Verlies ik mijn SEO rankings tijdens malware opschoning of migratie?

Tijdens opschoning is de prioriteit het snel verwijderen van Google's security waarschuwingen — die waarschuwingen vernietigen click-through rates veel meer dan enige cleanup downtime zal doen. Voor headless migraties implementeren we juiste 301 redirects, behouden URL structuren, dragen alle metadata over, en dienen bijgewerkte sitemaps in. De meeste sites zien ranking verbeteringen binnen 4-6 weken, voornamelijk vanuit betere Core Web Vitals scores.

Emergency Cleanup from $3,000
Fixed-fee cleanup. 90-day reinfection guarantee. Headless migration quoted separately.
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