From Hacked to Safe in 3 Hours
Problem
- Site redirected to porn and gambling sites
- Google showed red warning
- Ads got disapproved
- Client had no clue what happened
Goal
- Fix the hacked site
- get Google blacklist cleared
- prevent future attacks.
My Process
- Scanned files manually via cPanel + ImunifyAV
- Removed 27 malware files, 3 fake admin accounts
- Cleaned .htaccess, wp-config, SQL injections
- Set up Wordfence, login limiter, disabled XML-RPC
- Submitted blacklist removal to Google
- Sent full report + video walkthrough
Result
- Site live again in 2 days
- Blacklist removed in 4 days
- Ads running again
- Enrolled in monthly protection plan
Tools Used
- Wordfence
- ImunifyAV
- WHM
- SSH
- Terminal
- Google Search Console
- SQL Admin
Skills Used
- Malware cleanup (manual + tool-assisted)
- Server & database sanitization
- Google blacklist removal
- Security plugin setup
- Preventative hardenin
I tried 3 people before Emmon. He fixed everything in 2 days. Absolute legend. Jacob, Business Owner
Veronica Weiss
Web-Designer
