WordPress malware recovery in Canada

Recover the website without leaving the attacker’s path behind

Gotekky contains compromised WordPress environments, identifies a safe recovery path, removes persistence, restores service and documents the controls needed to reduce reinfection.

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The buyer need

The problem this service is designed to solve

This service is for an organization that needs more than a malware scanner reporting clean. Recovery must address the website, hosting account, credentials, scheduled tasks, database, DNS and any persistence that could recreate the compromise.

The website redirects visitors, displays spam pages or is flagged as dangerous.

Malicious files return after deletion because the original access path or persistence was not removed.

The host offers to restore a backup, but nobody knows whether the backup predates the compromise.

Business pressure encourages a fast cleanup without preserving evidence or validating the recovered state.

Defined responsibility

What Gotekky owns, and what remains outside scope

Useful responsibility starts with written boundaries. The items below are confirmed in the applicable plan or proposal.

Gotekky assumes responsibility for

Initial containment and preservation of available evidence
Review of files, database, accounts, scheduled tasks, access and known persistence
Selection of a clean restore, rebuild or controlled remediation path
Credential rotation and supported environment hardening
Validation of website functions, monitoring and backup readiness after recovery
Written findings, remaining risks and recommended ongoing management

Outside the standard scope

Guarantee that every historic attacker action can be reconstructed without sufficient logs
Recovery of data that does not exist in a clean backup or source
Legal incident-response, insurance or regulatory advice
Support for abandoned or vulnerable software without removal, replacement or explicit risk acceptance

Pricing and starting path

Recovery begins with evidence and scope

A Technical Operations Assessment is CAD 395 when the environment can be reviewed safely before work begins. Active incidents, emergency containment and full recovery are quoted according to access, scale, backups and business impact.

Hosting, licences and ongoing managed service are separate.
A rebuild may be safer than cleaning an untrusted environment in place.
Urgent work follows availability and a written emergency scope.

Anonymized example

From compromised server to verified operating state

Gotekky contained a compromised production environment, examined malicious persistence and access, selected a safe restoration path, rotated credentials, hardened the supported stack and verified backups and services. The client returned to operation with documented risks and ongoing monitoring rather than only a deleted malware file.

Read the compromised-environment recovery case

A real example presented without identifying the client

Details are generalized where necessary, while the challenge, method and operational outcome remain faithful to the work performed.

Process

How the engagement moves forward

Contain and preserve

We reduce ongoing damage, protect available logs and prevent unnecessary changes to the evidence.

Determine the trusted source

Gotekky reviews backups, files, database, accounts and timestamps to choose a clean recovery path.

Recover and close access

The site is restored or rebuilt, persistence is removed, credentials are rotated and vulnerable components are addressed.

Validate and monitor

Business functions, DNS, email, backups and external warnings are checked before the incident is closed.

Response expectations

Active compromise is triaged by impact and available evidence

Gotekky first determines whether the site should remain online, be isolated or display a controlled maintenance response. Recovery timing depends on access, backups, infection scope and the ability to replace vulnerable components.

Containment decisions are separated from permanent recovery.
Restoring service quickly is balanced against carrying compromise forward.
Post-recovery monitoring is used to identify recurrence or missed persistence.

Frequently asked questions

Before choosing the service

Can you clean the site without taking it offline?

Sometimes, but containment may require isolation when the site is harming visitors, sending spam or actively changing.

Is restoring the latest backup enough?

Not necessarily. The latest backup may already contain malware, and the original access path may still be open.

Will a security plugin remove everything?

Automated scanners are useful evidence, but they do not replace review of accounts, database, scheduled tasks, credentials and server-level persistence.

Can you help with browser or search-engine warnings?

Yes. Gotekky can validate the recovered site and assist with appropriate review requests after the harmful content is removed.

What prevents reinfection?

Vulnerable components, credentials, access, permissions and persistence must be addressed. Ongoing patching, monitoring and tested backups reduce future risk.

Relevant guides

Is your WordPress site compromised or repeatedly reinfected?

Describe the symptoms, hosting access, available backups and business impact. Gotekky will identify the safest assessment or emergency recovery path.

The initial requirements conversation is free.