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I keep getting hacked

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    viralinnature · Member · Jan 15, 2025 at 3:01 pm
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    I have a reseller package with Bluehost for the past 11 years. They stopped selling reseller packages about a decade ago so I know the server I am on is from 2009. Very outdated. On Dec 9, several sites in my WHM got hacked. I’ve gone through a long checklist of all the things to do such as change passwords, 2FA, even changed computers.
    This one site in particular I recently did the following:

    1. Deleted all ftp accounts, MySQL databases, all files, everything so basically starting from scratch.

    2. Installed a fresh copy of WordPress and a maintenance mode plugin.

    Sure enough, it took about 48 hours for it to be hacked again. The files they are adding are as follows:
    robots.txt
    simple.php
    chosen.php
    .htaccess (modified)
    groupon.php
    sample.php
    .user.ini
    index.php (modified)
    network.php

    I could really use some help or even a point in the right direction if you know the name of this hack. One person told me it might be the Japanese Keyword Hack.

    The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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    staartmees · Member · Jan 15, 2025 at 3:27 pm
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    We can’t help as the wordpress.com platform has nothing to do with any other hosting platform. Only Bluehost support can help.

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    magefix · Member · Jan 16, 2025 at 1:20 pm
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    Hello, I recently fixed a server with the same issue & wrote about it. Most likely, the server setup is not properly configured. If the “chosen.php” file keeps coming back, the attackers may’ve triggered PHP scripts in the background.

    More info:

    • https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-keep-getting-hacked-even-on-fresh-install/#post-18247530
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