ejthecomic on "Notified of malware by hosting co. Locked out of admin. How to...
Hi therr, it's me again. I'm hoping you'll be wiling to help me more in-depth, as I thought this problem had been resolved but it is back. Before I resolved this ticket, a tech support person at my...
View ArticleJames Huff on "Notified of malware by hosting co. Locked out of admin. How to...
I recommend returning to the steps in the earlier reply:...
View Articledrdead84 on "FancyBox for WordPress"
Virus redirect to http://y06.tv/ https://wordpress.org/plugins/fancybox-for-wordpress/
View Articlehollie23 on "How to find & remove virus from site"
There seems to be a virus on my client's site and not sure how to find & remove it. Here are details from my client: We’ve been told recently by a number of users of our website that there is a...
View ArticleGeoffrey Shilling on "How to find & remove virus from site"
Did they happen to say what pages they were seeing this on? I would carefully follow this guide. When you're done, you may want to implement some (if not all) of the recommended security measures....
View Articlebukge on "How to find & remove virus from site"
You can also contact your hosting provider fro complete scan , they will scan and mark infected file .
View Articlechaithanyakrishnapati on "How to find & remove virus from site"
install Antimalware by eli and wordfence firewall and scan it from both of them and remove any threat. Also you can scan your website online from virustotal.
View ArticleJose Pardilla on "FancyBox for WordPress"
For issues regarding last year's vulnerability, please check the plugin's FAQ: https://wordpress.org/plugins/fancybox-for-wordpress/faq/
View Articlepwald on "[Plugin: EWWW Image Optimizer] false positive on virus scan ???"
Hi, from within my hosting cpanel I have run a virus scan and it has reported a positive result for.... public_html/wpdev/wp-content/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/optipng.exe Win.Trojan.Agent-953871...
View Articlenosilver4u on "[Plugin: EWWW Image Optimizer] false positive on virus scan ???"
Yes, this is a false positive, and has already been reported to ClamAV.
View Articlepwald on "[Plugin: EWWW Image Optimizer] false positive on virus scan ???"
OK, great. many thanks for your very prompt reply...
View Articledeprito on "[Plugin: EWWW Image Optimizer] false positive on virus scan ???"
is optipng.exe required? or not?
View ArticleSjoerd_W on "[Plugin: EWWW Image Optimizer] false positive on virus scan ???"
My hosting company has put my website offline because of this false positive. I removed the .exe files and in Advanced settings clicked not to use: jpegtran, optipng, gifsicle. Just because I don't...
View Articlenosilver4u on "[Plugin: EWWW Image Optimizer] false positive on virus scan ???"
@deprito, If your server runs Windows and you want to optimize PNG images, then you need optipng.exe. @Sjoerd_W, If you disabled jpegtran, optipng, and gifsicle, your images will not be optimized at...
View ArticleSjoerd_W on "[Plugin: EWWW Image Optimizer] false positive on virus scan ???"
Thanks for the information and I hope so too (ClamAV to hurry up).
View ArticleBozz on "[Plugin: EWWW Image Optimizer] false positive on virus scan ???"
I'm about to report this as a false positive here, I suggest others do as well to help expedite the definitions update and cut the plugin dev some slack. Clam AV False Positive Reports
View Articlenosilver4u on "[Plugin: EWWW Image Optimizer] false positive on virus scan ???"
I just did a fresh scan with ClamAV, and it looks like they've cleared the false positive: $ clamscan optipng.exe optipng.exe: OK ----------- SCAN SUMMARY ----------- Known viruses: 4230664 Engine...
View Articlelmruef on "My WordPress site has a Malware virus"
Hello, I've had someone look at my site (LaurenRuef.com) and install some security plugins with no avail at getting rid of the malware virus I have. Unless there's a vulnerability with WordPress or one...
View ArticleMatthew on "My WordPress site has a Malware virus"
I would not recommend copying the database because that could very well have some malware in it. Can you access the wp-admin of your website? If so then just export the posts and pages...
View Articlelmruef on "My WordPress site has a Malware virus"
I do have admin access. However, It's not clear to me how to "get the site back up and running." That is the problem for me. I know how to export posts and pages, but beyond that, I'm stuck.
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