How to address a WordPress compromise?

Question

You may find that you or your client has become the victim of a WordPress compromise. The resources below provide information on how to effectively address the situation.

Answer

In many cases the compromised website on your server would have a backup that is available. The best scenario would be to restore the website from a backup where the malware was not yet implied.

In the  article below you can see how to restore a backup of your cPanel account where the website is compromised.

cPanel Backup Restoration

Note: Please do keep in mind that cPanel Support does not provide any direct assistance in cleaning your website from malware. This requires the attention of third party that is specialized to perform this task with efficiency and to prevent future infection of the website. 

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