WordPress glossary
Malware
Malicious code injected into your WordPress files or database, usually for spam, redirects, or data theft.
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WordPress malware ranges from base64 backdoors hidden in theme files to admin user injections in the database. Symptoms include browser warnings, Google deindexing, sudden Japanese SEO spam pages, or pharma redirects. Removing it well means cleaning files, the database, and closing the entry point that let it in.
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