Wordpress, Malware Hacks, and Hosting! ADVICE needed...
I have an account at Hostgator and I have several addon domains in my account. All my sites are on Wordpress.
Lately, I've been getting notices from Google saying that my sites have Malware on them. This happened a few weeks ago on a few domains, so I made sure to go into my sites and keep everything updated (Wordpress, themes, plugins) and also added security like WordFence.
Well, today I got 3 more emails from Google saying Malware.
I've tried to restore my sites with backups created in Code Guard, but they won't work because it says "We could not open a connection to your WordPress database just now." So I wonder if my DB are compromised as well, or maybe my main cpanel to my account? Ugh.
I'm trying to work with Hostgator but it's been a royal pain to say the least. Not getting anywhere.
ALL I want is for things to get fixed, cleaned and restored correctly...and finally, future protection.
- Question #1: What should I do first?
- Question #2: Is there a better hosting option/company I should consider to keep things more secure?
- Question #3: Is using a service like Sucuri worth getting for my most important domains/sites?
Much thanks in advance.
And if I've posted this in the wrong forum here, mods feel free to move it to the most appropriate one.
Thank you!
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