My hosting company sent a notice that my website was hacked and I need a file removed. Please see the notice below:
Hello Jason,
This email is to inform you that our internal systems have identified potential malware active on your account. Please review the email in it’s entirety and take the appropriate actions outlined below.
We wanted to alert you that our real-time security monitoring has detected that your web hosting account has been compromised due to vulnerabilities in exploitable scripts/code that reside on your web hosting account.
This e-mail is designed to quickly and efficiently help you get your website back online. Please carefully follow the instructions outlined in this e-mail to expedite the process.
The following file(s) have been affected:
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{HEX}Malware.Expert.generic.malware.112 : /home/partytime/public_html/wp-content/themes/canvas/[login to view URL]
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Steps to Resolve:
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1. Reply to this e-mail with your IP address.
We will allow an authorized connection to your account by allowing an authorized IP address to connect to your account. If you do not know your IP address, in Google type "Google what is my ip address". An example of an IP Address: 111.222.333.444. If you have a webmaster that takes care of your website, please ensure that we are provided their IP address.
2. Remove or Replace affected files.
You will be required to remove the affected file(s) that are listed above and/or replace them with clean versions. Once this process has been completed, respond to this e-mail informing our support staff that you have done so. We will verify and if approved, we will restore your website's access to the Internet.
Should you be unsure how to cleanup your account simply reply back to this email requesting assistance. GreenGeeks does provide an quarantine service to quickly remove the affected content.
Please Note: GreenGeeks is unable to verify however if by directly removing (and not replacing) the content, will have negative impacts to your website.
Best Practices for the Future:
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1. Check all computers used by you to manage the website/account using a reputable anti-virus scanner and remove all viruses/trojans if something is detected.
2. Log into your cPanel from a clean computer and reset all passwords (cPanel/FTP/mail/Mysql) to something that's hard to guess such as. You can checkout GreenGeeks "Secure Password Generator" at: [login to view URL]
3. You can subscribe to advanced pro-active site monitoring that will automatically check for vulnerabilities on your site and notify you ahead of time.
Learn more details about this service at this link: [login to view URL]
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Should you have any questions or concerns about the above information give us a call at 1-877-326-7483 to speak with a support agent.
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