{"id":34700,"date":"2022-02-14T15:00:40","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T14:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/?p=34700"},"modified":"2024-01-09T10:41:48","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T09:41:48","slug":"most-common-types-of-malware-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/most-common-types-of-malware-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide to Keeping Your WordPress Website Safe from Malware in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When you have a website, security and safety should be among your top concerns. You could have a small <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/theme-category\/online-store-wordpress-themes\/\">online store<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/theme-category\/portfolio-wordpress-themes\/\">portfolio website<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/theme-category\/personal-blog-wordpress-themes\">a blog<\/a> that\u2019s little more than a hobby \u2013 as long as it\u2019s online, you can one day find your website attacked and felled by nefarious actors. Of course, this doesn\u2019t have to happen, but being an optimist with these things doesn\u2019t pay off \u2013 not unless your optimism is based on the fact that you\u2019ve done all you can to keep your website safe.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Malware should place high on your list of things to keep your website safe. WordPress malware comes in various shapes and sizes, and it can cause all kinds of trouble with your website. You should make sure that you go into 2024 with a website that is free of malware and safe from infection. If you\u2019re not sure how to do it, don\u2019t worry \u2013 we\u2019ll help you out.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]In this guide to keeping your website safe from malware, we\u2019ll show you:<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;22px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#what-is-malware\">What Is Malware<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#the-different-types-of-malware\">The Different Types of Malware<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#how-malware-infects-your-website\">How Malware Infects Your Website<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#how-malware-affects-your-website\">How Malware Affects Your Website<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#how-to-protect-your-wordpress-website-from-malware\">How to Protect Your WordPress Website from Malware<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;new-top-picks-banner&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"what-is-malware\"><\/a>Know the Enemy: What Is Malware?<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;21px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder    \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Know-the-Enemy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Know the Enemy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Know-the-Enemy.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Know-the-Enemy-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Know-the-Enemy-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Know-the-Enemy-620x354.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Malware is a portmanteau of two words, \u201cmalicious\u201d and \u201csoftware.\u201d Those two words describe it pretty well, as malware is indeed nothing more than a piece of malicious software or code. <strong>Because there is more than one type of bad software, malware is an umbrella term that covers many different kinds of programs that were designed to attack, take advantage of, or do something illegal or damaging to a computer or a system.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Website malware, much like malware in general, is malicious software designed specifically to attack or affect websites or the servers that host them.<\/strong> Just like regular malware, it\u2019s looking for an entry point so that it can get on the server or the website and start doing what it was designed for. <strong>Because websites and servers are different from regular computers, the types of website malware and the things they do can be different.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"the-different-types-of-malware\"><\/a>What Types of Malware Are There?<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;21px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder    \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/What-Types-of-Malware-Are-There.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"What Types of Malware Are There\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/What-Types-of-Malware-Are-There.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/What-Types-of-Malware-Are-There-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/What-Types-of-Malware-Are-There-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/What-Types-of-Malware-Are-There-620x354.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Most of the people who use the internet are probably familiar with some of the more common types of malware.<\/strong> You\u2019d be hard-pressed to find a person who hasn\u2019t heard of a virus, a Trojan horse, or a worm. Then there\u2019s ransomware \u2013 a rising threat \u2013 as well as the less damaging adware. Spyware is no fun, but it\u2019s not nearly as creepy as fileless malware, a type of malware that doesn\u2019t need a file to do its dark work, making it notoriously hard to discover.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Malware presents an extremely varied landscape.<strong> You can, if you like, classify malware \u2013 especially website malware \u2013 by the things that they do.<\/strong> Backdoors are a type of website malware that leaves a backdoor \u2013 an entry point \u2013 that lets unauthorized people access your website.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Sounds bad? How about credit card stealers and other types of eCommerce malware, which attacks online stores to extract user data, especially credit card numbers? <strong>The list doesn\u2019t end there, of course.<\/strong> There are many different ways to attack a website and many different types of programs or code written to attack websites.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"how-malware-infects-your-website\"><\/a>How Does Malware Infect Your Website?<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;21px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder    \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/How-Malware-Infect-Your-Website.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"How Does Malware Infect Your Website\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/How-Malware-Infect-Your-Website.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/How-Malware-Infect-Your-Website-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/How-Malware-Infect-Your-Website-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/How-Malware-Infect-Your-Website-620x354.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Just like there are different types of malware, there are also different ways they can infect your website. <strong>You should take note of the various types of attacks, as that could help you protect your website better, as well as figure out what happened in case your website gets infected.<\/strong> Here are some of the most common ways malware gets onto your website.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;72px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"qodef-h5\">Access Control Issues<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Many different types of attacks can be leveraged against you and your website to let hackers get your website credentials and access your website\u2019s backend, server, or hosting panel. <strong>Brute force attacks are a type of attack that tries to get access to your website\u2019s protected areas.<\/strong> Various phishing and social engineering attacks can do the same.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;72px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"qodef-h5\">Software Vulnerabilities<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]You can guard your credentials as closely as you like but leave your WordPress core files out-of-date for long enough, and you\u2019ll be inviting trouble. <strong>All software has vulnerabilities \u2013 it just takes time to find them.<\/strong> When the software developer learns about it, he patches it, which is why you should always make sure everything is up-to-date on your website and server.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;72px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"qodef-h5\">Nulled Third-Party Elements<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]There\u2019s a reason why you should either get a free WordPress theme like our <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/qi-theme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Qi Theme<\/a> or a premium theme like our other themes, but <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/what-are-nulled-themes\/\">never opt for a nulled theme<\/a>. <strong>Nulled themes, or other website elements that were cracked or modified to be used for free instead as premium components, can and often do contain malicious code.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;72px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"qodef-h5\">Third-Party Integrations<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Themes and plugins aside, you are also likely to use things like third-party scripts on your websites. <strong>These scripts can provide tracking services, they can help you monetize your website through ads, or add some great widgets.<\/strong> They can do a lot more than that \u2013 plenty of bad things, too \u2013 without you even knowing.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The list, of course, doesn\u2019t end here. <strong>In some rare cases, the server itself might get breached by malware, causing some kind of damage to all the websites hosted on it.<\/strong> It\u2019s also possible that one website on a shared hosting server infects other websites \u2013 although good hosts should take measures against it happening.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"how-malware-affects-your-website\"><\/a>How Does Malware Affect Your Website?<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;21px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder    \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/How-Does-Malware-Affect-Your-Website.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"How Does Malware Affect Your Website\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/How-Does-Malware-Affect-Your-Website.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/How-Does-Malware-Affect-Your-Website-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/How-Does-Malware-Affect-Your-Website-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/How-Does-Malware-Affect-Your-Website-620x354.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]So what happens when your website is infected by malware? One of several possible things. <strong>In general, those who design malware will seek to either steal information from your website or use your website for some other purposes that benefit them.<\/strong> Here are a couple of things that could happen to your website if it gets infected.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;72px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"qodef-h5\">Your Website Visitors Are Redirected<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]All that effort you\u2019ve put into optimizing your website for SEO and attracting visitors only to have them siphoned away to some other website. <strong>But that\u2019s what malware might do to your website, and it might do it quite often as it\u2019s one of the more common effects of malware.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;72px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"qodef-h5\">The Look of Your Website Is Changed<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Hackers who plant malware on your website can use it to change your website\u2019s front page and display some kind of a message. <strong>A common type of attack used by political or religious hacker groups, these types of attacks might damage your reputation while boosting the hacker\u2019s, but it might also cause you to lose earnings or customers.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;72px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"qodef-h5\">Your Website Engages in Malvertising<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Malicious code hidden in the ads on your website can infect your visitors\u2019 computers even if they access your website, let alone click on the ad. <strong>This happens when malicious code gets injected into your ads, or when they\u2019re altogether replaced by hackers\u2019 ads.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;72px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"qodef-h5\">Lots of Spam Content Appears on Your Website<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]When someone wants to remove your website from the search engines without actually taking it down,<strong> they can start posting spam content and links into your website\u2019s comments<\/strong>. They might also add files that contain spammy content and bad backlinks to your website, quickly causing your website\u2019s rankings and traffic to drop.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Other things might happen with your website. <strong>It might get blacklisted by search engines as it becomes known to them your website is infected by malware, for example.<\/strong> All sorts of things might happen when someone gets full access to your website\u2019s back end, too.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"how-to-protect-your-wordpress-website-from-malware\"><\/a>How to Protect Your WordPress Website from Malware<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;21px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder    \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/How-to-Protect-Your-WordPress-Website-from-Malware.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"How to Protect Your WordPress Website from Malware\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/How-to-Protect-Your-WordPress-Website-from-Malware.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/How-to-Protect-Your-WordPress-Website-from-Malware-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/How-to-Protect-Your-WordPress-Website-from-Malware-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/How-to-Protect-Your-WordPress-Website-from-Malware-620x354.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]To manage the threat malware poses to your WordPress website effectively, your first step should always be centered on awareness. <strong>You should know where your website is likely to be attacked and how. It wouldn\u2019t hurt to know how to recognize a website that\u2019s been infected by malware.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]With that in mind, you can start taking preventative measures. There are not too many of them, but they are essential and often overlooked.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;72px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"qodef-h5\">Keep Everything Up-to-Date<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<strong>One of the biggest security vulnerabilities for your website is out-of-date software.<\/strong> Even if you\u2019re using a hosting service such as <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/managed-wordpress-hosting\/\">managed WordPress hosting<\/a>, you\u2019re likely to need to update your plugins and themes on your own.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Your core WordPress files should be regularly updated, too.<\/strong> Keep an eye out for security patches and check with your web hosting provider to see what\u2019s their policy about updating the software they run their servers on.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;72px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"qodef-h5\">Use Antimalware Software<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]If there\u2019s one thing WordPress doesn\u2019t lack, it\u2019s high-quality <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wordpress-security-plugins\/\">security software<\/a>. <strong>You should look into a Web Application Firewall, or WAF, to get some real-time protection for your website.<\/strong> Having malware scanners check your website occasionally is also great, as is the occasional use of <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/best-free-wordpress-online-security-scanners\/\">online security scanners<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;72px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"qodef-h5\">Use Good Password Practices<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<strong>There are many things you could do to make your passwords harder to obtain or figure out.<\/strong> You could be using very long and complex passwords, make sure you don\u2019t tell the password to anyone, use a secure password manager with a very strong master password, and ensure everyone who accesses your website uses a strong password.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Then, you can consider <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wordpress-two-factor-authentication\/\">adding two-factor verification<\/a>. <strong>You should also consider replacing the default admin username.<\/strong> You could also change the URL of the login page to your website \u2013 it all adds up to make your passwords harder to crack.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;72px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"qodef-h5\">Back Up Your Website Regularly<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Regular backups of your website are just common sense.<strong> If anything goes wrong with it, you should have a version that\u2019s as clean or safe as it can be, so that you can raise your website to the ground and bring it back, malware-free, in case of an infection.<\/strong> Not something to look forward to, but it\u2019s something you should be prepared for if your website is breached by malware and there\u2019s no other way of fixing it.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;72px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"qodef-h5\">Keep Your Website Tidy<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Your website\u2019s digital hygiene is of utmost importance for its security. <strong>The fewer themes and plugins you have, the fewer potential entry points will be left for the malware.<\/strong> It also means fewer things to upgrade, which is always a good thing. Anything you\u2019re not using or can\u2019t bother to keep up to date has no place on your WordPress website, period.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\">Let\u2019s Wrap It Up!<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The reality of having a website is that it will often be under some kind of attack. Luckily for everyone, a lot of these attacks aren\u2019t too sophisticated and are easily thwarted by common sense and good security software.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Still, you should always keep in mind that there are some smart hackers out there who have created smart tools that can pose a more significant threat. The last thing you want to do when facing something like that is help it by leaving yourself open and unprotected. So remember, there are only a couple of things you should be doing to keep your WordPress website safe from malware, and it\u2019s much easier to do them regularly than build back your website every once in a while.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to make sure you&#8217;re doing all you can to protect your WordPress website from malware in 2024? 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