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WordPress Malware Cleanup: What to Do Immediately (and How to Prevent It)

Wordpress malware cleanup

Updated: December 28, 2025 • Use this as a practical workflow. Provider dashboards change—adapt the steps to your UI.

Immediate steps

Take site offline if necessary.
Change all passwords.
Restore from a clean backup.
Scan and remove malicious files.
Patch vulnerabilities.

Prevention

WAF
Updates
Least-privilege accounts
Backups

Next steps

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