Spot the hack

WordPress hack symptoms and types

Casino redirects, indexed spam, Google warnings, rogue admin accounts: pin down exactly what is affecting your site.

Symptoms & hack types

Remove the "This site may be hacked" warning from Google

Google shows "This site may be hacked" or a red full-screen warning on your site? Here's how to make it go away: clean up, request a review, and how long it takes.

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Japanese keyword hack: cleaning the Japanese hack on WordPress

Japanese pages indexed under your name, titles full of Asian characters in Google? That's the Japanese keyword hack. Here's how to identify and clean it.

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Pharma hack WordPress: remove pills and pharmacy spam

Viagra, Cialis, and online pharmacies indexed under your name in Google, but nowhere in your admin? That's the pharma hack. Here's where it hides and how to remove it.

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Remove indexed casino spam posts on WordPress (SEO spam)

Hundreds of casino, betting, or pharmacy pages indexed under your name in Google, but invisible from your dashboard? Here's how to remove them and stop them from coming back.

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Is your WordPress redirecting to a casino or betting site? Here's how to stop it

Your WordPress site sends visitors to a casino or betting site, mostly from Google? That's a redirect hack. Here's where it hides and how to remove it for good.

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Your WordPress is sending spam: how to stop it

Your domain is sending spam emails without your knowledge, your host is warning you, or your mail is landing on a blacklist? Here is the cause and how to put a stop to it.

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WordPress slow or server overloaded: could it be a hack?

Site suddenly crawling, CPU pinned at the top, your host warning you about resource usage? Beyond a performance issue, it could be a cryptominer or a hidden botnet.

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An unknown admin account on WordPress: what to do

An admin you never created shows up in WordPress? That's a clear sign of a hack. Here's how to remove it without locking yourself out, and close the door behind it.

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