WordPress Security & Redirect Expert Needed — Malware Investigation & Fix

Posted 2 weeks ago

Worldwide

Summary

We are looking for an experienced WordPress Security/Malware Removal Expert to urgently investigate and fix an issue on our website. Current Issue Whenever a visitor clicks any link on the website, instead of opening the correct page, the link redirects to the Blog Listing page. We have also experienced recurring malware/security issues on this website, so we are concerned that the current redirect problem may be related to a malware infection, hacked files, database injection, or another security compromise. What We Need The expert should: Diagnose why all internal links are redirecting to the Blog Listing page. Check whether the website has been infected or compromised again. Perform a complete malware/security scan. Identify and remove any malicious code, backdoors, injected scripts, or suspicious files. Check WordPress core, plugins, and themes for compromised or modified files. Check .htaccess and WordPress rewrite/permalink rules. Check the WordPress database for malicious redirects or injected content. Check for unauthorized admin users or suspicious changes. Check server-level redirects and configuration. Identify the root cause rather than simply applying a temporary fix. Fix the website and restore normal navigation. Recommend and implement security measures to prevent the website from being reinfected. Important We are not looking only for someone who can fix the redirect temporarily. We need someone who can investigate why this keeps happening and properly secure the website. Please only apply if you have strong experience with WordPress malware removal, hacked websites, malicious redirects, server security, and WordPress troubleshooting. When Applying Please share: Examples of similar WordPress malware/security issues you have fixed. Your approach to diagnosing this type of redirect problem. How you would check whether the website is compromised. Your estimated time to diagnose and fix the issue. This is an urgent issue, and we would like to start as soon as possible.

  • Less than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • < 1 month
    Duration
  • Expert
    Experience Level
  • Remote Job
  • One-time project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
WordPress
PHP
WordPress Malware Removal
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:20 to 50
  • Last viewed by client:2 weeks ago
  • Hires:
    1
  • Interviewing:
    2
  • Invites sent:
    0
  • Unanswered invites:
    0
About the client
Member since Jul 25, 2017
  • India
    Kanpur7:50 PM
  • $25K total spent
    57 hires, 4 active
  • 1,800 hours

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