Website hacked? We'll clean it up and lock it down.

Malware removal, spam page and redirect clean-ups, and getting you back in Google’s good books. We find how they got in, close it, and tell you plainly what happened.

★★★★★ 5.0 from 138 Google reviews  |  Looking after Irish websites since 2006

Tell us what's happening

We’ll ring you back to talk it through and agree a price.

Does any of this sound familiar?

Most people find out from a customer, from Google, or from their host. These are the signs we see most.

Strange pages in Google

Search your name and see Japanese, pharmacy or casino pages you never made.

Visitors sent somewhere else

Customers land on a spam site, but it looks fine when you check it yourself.

"This site may be hacked"

A warning in Google results, a red browser screen, or a Search Console security alert.

Your host shut it down

An email about malware or abuse, and your site switched off until it is cleaned.

Locked out, or strangers inside

Your password stopped working, or there are admin users you don’t recognise.

It keeps coming back

Someone cleaned it, or a security plugin did, and a week later it is back.

Why it's worth fixing properly

Deleting the obvious bad files feels like a fix. It usually isn’t. Hackers leave hidden ways back in, so a quick clean-up often lasts a week.

Google stops sending people

Spam pages and warnings push your real pages down, and visitors who do arrive see a warning first.

Your customers are at risk

Redirects, fake forms and stolen details all land on the people who trust your business.

It gets harder the longer it runs

More files, more spam pages indexed, and more backups that carry the infection too.

How we clean up a hacked website

The same careful order every time, so it is fixed once and stays fixed.

01

Find how they got in, and stop it coming back

Before deleting anything we hunt for the hidden plugins and scheduled tasks that rebuild the hack, and switch them off.

02

Take a safe copy, then quarantine the bad files

Nothing is lost. Infected files are moved out of the way rather than deleted, so we can show you exactly what was there.

03

Rebuild from clean, official copies

WordPress itself, your plugins and your theme are replaced with fresh copies and checked, keeping your content and settings.

04

Change every key to the building

Admin, hosting, database and FTP passwords, plus the hidden app passwords most clean-ups forget. Old logins stop working at once.

05

Get you back in Google

We clear out spam pages and rogue sitemaps, then ask Google to review the site so the warning comes off.

06

Tell you what happened, in plain English

A short write-up of how they got in, what we found, and what we changed so it doesn’t happen again.

What we'll need from you

Having these ready makes the fix faster. Don’t have them all? That’s normal. We’ll help you track down the rest.

Website admin login

Your WordPress (or other) admin username and password.

Hosting account login

Where the site lives: Blacknight, Letshost, GoDaddy, SiteGround and so on.

FTP or SSH details

If you have them. If not, we can usually set them up from the hosting login.

Domain and DNS login

Where you bought the domain, in case the hack changed where it points.

Any backups, and their dates

From your host, a plugin or your developer. Backups help us date the hack.

Google Search Console access

If it's set up, so we can see Google's warnings and request a review.

What most clean-ups miss

Why some hacked sites get “fixed” three times. These are the things we check for on every job.

Your backups are often infected too

Restoring last month’s backup can put the hack straight back. We use backups to date the break-in, not to restore blind.

Some plugins hide from your dashboard

Malicious plugins can make themselves invisible in wp-admin. We check what is really on the server.

Changing your password isn't enough

App passwords and logged-in sessions survive a password reset. We cut them all off.

File dates can't be trusted

Hackers backdate their files so they look years old. We match on what the code does, not when it was saved.

What our clients say

★★★★★ 5.0 from 138 Google reviews

★★★★★

Kieran is a great guy to work with, answers his phone when you need him, high standard and no hassle.

Mark Haskett

★★★★★

His communication is clear, his turnaround is fast, and he always goes the extra mile to make sure everything is perfect.

Romy Muntingh

★★★★★

Thanks a lot to Kieran and the team for our fantastic new website. It was hassle free from start to finish!

Boyd Kitchens

Questions

Something else on your mind? Ring us on 021 212 6076.

Every hack is different, so we don’t guess. We have a quick look, talk it through with you on the phone and agree a fixed price before any work starts.

It depends on how deep the hack goes and how quickly we can get the logins. We’ll give you a realistic timeline on the call and keep you updated as we go.

No. We take a full copy before we change anything, and we rebuild around your existing pages, products and settings.

Yes. Most hacked sites we clean were built by someone else. You don’t need to move your hosting either.

Once the site is verified clean we request a review from Google and remove the spam pages from its index. Google decides the timing, and we keep you posted.

Most hacks come through out-of-date plugins and weak or reused passwords. Our website care plans keep everything updated and backed up from €65 a month, first month free.

Not sure if you've been hacked?

Ring us and describe what you’re seeing. It’s a normal conversation, and if it turns out to be nothing, we’ll tell you.