Secure WordPress in 2025: Hide Your Username for Better WordPress Security
When you post or reply to comments in WordPress, your nickname is shown publicly. By default, this nickname is the same as your username. This is a problem because: Exposes Your Username: Hackers can see it, giving them half of your login details. Easier for Brute-Force Attacks: Once they know your username, they only need […]
How I Caught and Removed a Hidden Malware Hijacking Google Traffic
It was a typical morning when I received a panicked call from a client: “My website is redirecting visitors to unrelated sites whenever they come from Google searches! Sales have taken a massive hit, and I have no idea what’s going on!” The client was understandably anxious. His business heavily relied on organic traffic from […]
Exposing a DoS Vulnerability in 43.5% of the Web
Denial of Service (DoS) attacks aim to disrupt the availability of a website or service by overwhelming it with a flood of requests. The attack’s primary goal is to exhaust the server’s resources—such as CPU, memory, or bandwidth—making it unable to handle legitimate traffic. In severe cases, this can crash the website, causing downtime and […]
How I Reduced Website Loading Speed by Over 90%: From 20 Seconds to 1.5 Seconds
Have you ever experienced painfully slow website load times without a clear reason? One of my clients recently faced this exact issue—their website was taking a frustrating 15-20 seconds to load each page. After conducting exhaustive checks on Cloudflare settings, file optimizations, and other common bottlenecks, the culprit turned out to be something unexpected: resource […]
How I Cleaned 12,718 Malware-Infected PHP Files in 5 Minutes Using VSCode
In the world of web development, especially when managing a large website, security threats are an ongoing concern. One of the most common issues developers face is the injection of malware into PHP files. Recently, I encountered a situation where a client’s website was heavily infected with a PHP-based malware across 12,718 files. Fortunately, using […]
How We Detected and Removed Malware from a Client’s WordPress Site After a Malicious Redirect
How We Detected and Removed Malware from a Client’s WordPress Site After a Malicious Redirect Recently, we encountered a severe security breach on a client’s WordPress site, where visitors were being redirected to malicious websites. After a thorough investigation, we found that a hacker had injected malware directly into the WordPress core files. In this […]
Malware Detection and Removal from WooCommerce Checkout Page
Background: A few days ago, we encountered a serious security issue on a WooCommerce-based WordPress website. A malicious script had infiltrated the system and embedded a fake payment form on the checkout page. This form captured credit card information entered by users and sent them to a hacker’s server. The malware was stored within the […]