PHP Malware Cleanup Specialist

Posted 4 weeks ago

Worldwide

Summary

Looking for someone who has investigated and cleaned compromised PHP ecommerce/CMS systems before. Access will be provided through SSH and SFTP. Responsibilities: * Investigate suspicious behavior within a PHP-based ecommerce application * Review application files, server configuration, scheduled tasks, and logs * Identify malicious code, unauthorized modifications, or persistence mechanisms * Remove malicious components and document findings * Verify application functionality after remediation To be considered, please answer: 1. Describe a malware cleanup or compromise investigation you completed on a PHP application. 2. What are the most common persistence mechanisms you encounter after an initial cleanup? 3. How do you distinguish between an application compromise and a server-level compromise? 4. Which Linux commands do you commonly use during incident investigation? 5. Are you comfortable working directly through SSH on a production server? Please include your estimated turnaround time and fixed-price quote.

  • Less than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • < 1 month
    Duration
  • Intermediate
    Experience Level
  • $10.00

    -

    $15.00

    Hourly
  • Remote Job
  • One-time project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Internet Security
PHP
Nice-to-have skills
Virus Removal
Security Analysis
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:20 to 50
  • Last viewed by client:4 weeks ago
  • Hires:
    2
  • Interviewing:
    19
  • Invites sent:
    30
  • Unanswered invites:
    2
About the client
Member since Jun 6, 2026
  • United States
    New City2:50 PM
  • $96 total spent
    9 hires, 4 active
  • 25 hours
  • Art & Design
    Large company (100-1,000 people)

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