Offline evidence copy
A full copy of files and database is stored before cleanup, so nothing useful is lost.
The Problem
Your Site Looks Fine to You and Sends Your Visitors Elsewhere
Most infections stay quiet for weeks. They surface when a customer mentions a strange redirect, your host suspends the account, or a scanner flags your domain.
Hidden redirect
Only some visitors get sent away, so you never see it.
Hidden redirect
We browse as a first-time phone visitor from Google and remove the trigger rule.
Dirty backup
Restoring an old backup brings the backdoor straight back.
Dirty backup
Every file is compared with a trusted copy before anything is restored.
Rogue jobs
A cron job nobody created rewrites files every hour.
Rogue jobs
Cron jobs, extra FTP and SSH users, and server rules are audited and cleaned.
Open door
The outdated module that let them in is still there.
Open door
The entry point is patched or replaced before the cleaned site goes live.
Your host's email lands at 7 a.m.: malware found in your account, suspension unless it's cleaned this week. In the file manager, dozens of PHP files changed last Tuesday, and none of them by your developer. Your contact form now sends spam to strangers, and a pharmacy link sits in your footer. Someone restores last month's backup, and by Friday the files are back, because the backdoor was in that backup too. Meanwhile, a cron job nobody created rewrites index.php every hour.
We start with a full copy of the site and database, kept offline as evidence. Then we compare every file with a clean source: your git history, the vendor's release, or the last backup we can trust. Injected database rows, rogue cron jobs, extra FTP and SSH users, and rewritten server rules go next. We close the entry point before the clean site goes back, so the cleanup holds instead of repeating every week.
Every file compared
Each file is checked against a clean copy instead of trusting a scanner's verdict alone.
Database cleaned too
Injected scripts and spam links come out of content tables, not just the files on disk.
Entry point closed first
The outdated module, leaked password, or upload hole is fixed before the clean site returns.
Our Website Malware Removal Process
From Malware Notice to Clean Site in Five Steps
You approve the cleanup plan before any file changes, see the list of what we removed, and confirm the site works before warnings go to review.
We look at the symptoms you've seen, your host's notice, and any warnings in Google Search Console or browsers. You get a first read on the likely infection, what to avoid for now (restoring or deleting files), and a fixed price.
What's Included
What You Get With Web Malware Removal
A full offline copy, a file-by-file comparison, database and server cleanup, the entry point patched, warning reviews requested, and a written list of everything removed.
Compare Options
DeveloperLook vs a Scanner Subscription vs Your Host's Cleanup
Scanner subscriptions cost little and watch daily, and some hosts clean infected accounts for free. Here is where each fits a website malware cleanup.
| Feature | DeveloperLookBest fit | Scanner subscription | Host cleanup |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upfront cost | From $550, fixed price | Low monthly fee | Often free with hosting |
| Daily scanning | Separate monitoring plan | Sometimes, account level | |
| Custom code reviewed | Yes, read by an engineer | Signature matches only | |
| Database cleanup | Common patterns only | Rarely included | |
| Server jobs and users | Cron, FTP, and SSH checked | Account level only | |
| Entry point fixed | Patched before the site returns | Firewall rule, if any | |
| Warning reviews | Google and blocklists requested | Sometimes included | |
| Re-clean if it returns | Free within your plan window | While you stay subscribed | Case by case |
DeveloperLook
Scanner subscription
- Upfront cost
- DeveloperLook: From $550, fixed priceScanner subscription: Low monthly fee
- Daily scanning
- DeveloperLook: Separate monitoring planScanner subscription:
- Custom code reviewed
- DeveloperLook: Yes, read by an engineerScanner subscription: Signature matches only
- Database cleanup
- DeveloperLook: Scanner subscription: Common patterns only
- Server jobs and users
- DeveloperLook: Cron, FTP, and SSH checkedScanner subscription:
- Entry point fixed
- DeveloperLook: Patched before the site returnsScanner subscription: Firewall rule, if any
- Warning reviews
- DeveloperLook: Google and blocklists requestedScanner subscription: Sometimes included
- Re-clean if it returns
- DeveloperLook: Free within your plan windowScanner subscription: While you stay subscribed
Projects We've Built
Websites and Stores We Have Built
Sites we designed and built for retail, travel, and design businesses, the kind of busy sites malware targets. These are builds we delivered, not malware cases.
Havenly Furniture Ecommerce Website
- Furniture
- E-commerce
- Dashboard
Modeverse Ecommerce Web Design & Development
- Fashion
- Retail
- E-commerce
HoliNest Travel Booking Website and Dashboard
- Travel
- Vacation Rental
- Booking System
Interio Residential and Commercial Interior Design Website
- Architecture & Interior
- Website
What Our Clients Say
What Clients Say After Launch
Feedback from teams we have built websites, apps, and platforms for.
We had a pretty specific idea of what we wanted our website to become, but I wasn’t sure how easily we could explain all of it to a development team. There were quite a few moving parts, and we were working toward a deadline, so I expected a few things to get lost along the way. That never really happened. They understood what we were trying to achieve, kept us updated throughout the process, and got everything ready within the agreed timeline. The final site feels much easier to navigate, works beautifully on mobile, and is noticeably smoother for our customers. It was a huge relief seeing the original idea actually turn into the website we had in mind.
The mobile experience is probably my favourite part of the new site. We had spent a lot of time making sure the desktop version looked right, and the team kept pushing us to think about how everything would actually feel on a phone too. They were right. The navigation is clean, the interactions feel natural, and everything we’ve tested so far works exactly as it should. They also went through the links, forms, integrations, and other details more than once before launch, which I really appreciated. And even after going live, we could still reach out when something came up. The whole process felt friendly, organised, and surprisingly straightforward.
What I appreciate most is that the website is actually easy for us to manage now. We can update content ourselves instead of sending a developer a message every time we need to change something small. They also paid attention to the technical SEO side, which mattered to us because we didn’t want a new website to create problems for the traffic we already had. I’ve probably asked more questions than I should have since launch, but every question has been handled patiently and without any fuss. The team is easy to work with, they explain things clearly, and when we need something changed, they focus on getting it done rather than making the process complicated.
1,250+
Projects shipped
10+
Years of experience
Top 3%
Upwork Top Rated Plus
5 stars
Average review score
1,250+
Projects shipped
10+
Years of experience
Top 3%
Upwork Top Rated Plus
5 stars
Average review score
Want results like these?
Tell us what you are building. You get a reply within 24 hours on business days, then a written estimate.
Work Culture
Why Site Owners Trust Us to Clean an Infected Website
Malware cleanup goes wrong when someone deletes first and asks later. These habits keep your data safe, your site working, and the attacker from walking back in.
Copy before we delete
We take a full offline copy before touching a single file. If a removed file turns out to matter, or your insurer asks for evidence, it's still there.
We test as your visitors
Redirect malware often hides from logged-in owners and desktop browsers. We load your pages as a phone visitor arriving from Google, because that's who the attacker targets.
Custom code read by people
Scanners match known signatures and miss code written for your site alone. An engineer reads changed files in your custom modules, so hand-made backdoors don't survive.
You see what we removed
Every infected file, database row, and server job goes on a list you keep. You know exactly what was wrong instead of hearing that it's fixed.
Honest about rebuilds
Some sites are so old or so infected that cleaning costs more than a rebuild. If a rebuild is the cheaper path, we'll tell you before we quote.
Fixed price per site
The price is set by site count and platform after the free check. If the infection is wider than it looked, you hear it before extra work starts.
Overview
What does website malware removal include?
DeveloperLook provides website malware removal for business sites on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, Magento, Laravel, and custom stacks. We copy the site, compare every file with a clean source, clean the database and server jobs, close the entry point, and request warning reviews. Cleanups start from $550, and most finish in 2 to 5 business days.
DEVELOPERLOOK
Project facts · Website Malware Removal
- Service
- Website malware removal (file comparison, database cleanup, server sweep, entry point fix)
- Typical timeline
- 2 to 5 business days, up to 10 for multi-site servers
- Platforms
- PHP, Joomla, Drupal, Magento, OpenCart, Laravel, static sites, cPanel hosting
- Built with
- Git, YARA rules, server access logs, Google Search Console, Cloudflare
- Experience
- 10+ years of development experience and 1,250+ shipped projects
- Post-launch support
- Free re-clean within 30, 60, or 90 days, by plan
- Communication
- Calls in US, UK, and AU business hours
- Starting price
- From $550 USD, fixed scope after a free malware check
Reviewed 27 Oct 2026 by Saimul Islam
Good fit
Owners of custom PHP or Laravel sites
Your site runs on custom code no plugin scanner understands, and visitors report pop-ups. You need someone who reads changed files, not just signature matches.
Joomla and Drupal sites with warnings
Your Joomla or Drupal site shows a browser warning, and its extensions haven't been updated in years. You need the malware cleaned and that outdated extension fixed.
Stores hit by redirect malware
Your Google Ads were disapproved for malware, and some shoppers land on a fake pharmacy instead of your store. You need the conditional redirect found and removed.
Accounts suspended by the host
Your host suspended the account over a malware notice and wants proof it's clean. You need the cleanup done and a report the host will accept.
Agencies with an infected client site
Your client's site is infected and your developers are booked. You want web malware removal done quietly under your name, with a report you can forward.
Not a fit
Site runs on WordPress
Your site is a WordPress install. Our WordPress malware removal service is priced for it, with core and plugin checksum checks built in.
Spam pages in Google
Google shows thousands of Japanese or pharma spam pages under your domain. Our Japanese keyword hack cleanup handles the search side as well as the code.
Only want ongoing scans
Nothing is infected yet, and you want daily scans and alerts. Our website security monitoring plan is the better fit for that.
Hosted builder site
Your site runs on Wix, Squarespace, or Shopify, where the platform runs the servers and core code. Their support team is the right first call.
Not sure we're the right fit?
Book a free call or message us. We'll tell you honestly whether we're the right team.
Pricing
Transparent Starting Prices for Website Malware Removal
These are starting points in USD. Your final price depends on the platform and how much custom code needs reading, and you get a fixed proposal after a free malware check.
For Agencies
White-Label Website Malware Cleanup for Agencies
You own the client relationship. We supply the cleanup engineers: file comparison, database and server work, and the entry point fix, with the report under your agency's name. Your client hears the site is clean from you, and your developers stay on billable work.
How the partnership works
White label: your client only ever sees your brand
Your clientSees only your brand
You, the agencyOwn the relationship
DeveloperLookBehind your brand
Share the access
Send hosting, database, and admin access, plus what the client noticed.
- Client needs
- You share the details
- Details received
We scope the cleanup
You get the likely infection, the cleanup plan, and a fixed price.
- Scope and plan
- Proposal to resell
- Your quoteYOUR LOGO
Clean, then hand off
We clean, patch, and test, then hand back the report under your name.
- Done by our team
- Your brand on it
- Handed to your clientDone
- Your client
- You, the agency
- DeveloperLook
Share the access
Send hosting, database, and admin access, plus what the client noticed.
- Client needs
- You share the details
- Details received
We scope the cleanup
You get the likely infection, the cleanup plan, and a fixed price.
- Scope and plan
- Proposal to resell
- Your quoteYOUR LOGO
Clean, then hand off
We clean, patch, and test, then hand back the report under your name.
- Done by our team
- Your brand on it
- Handed to your clientDone
Partner with DeveloperLookDelivered under your brand
The Right Technology for Your Project
Technology Stack
We clean with plain, auditable tools: version control, server logs, and Google's own reports, so every change can be checked afterward.
PHP
Laravel
Magento- Joomla
- Drupal
- Linux
- Nginx
- Apache
- cPanel
MySQL
- Git
- YARA
- VirusTotal
- ClamAV
Google Search Console
Google Chrome
Cloudflare- Let's Encrypt
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Japanese Keyword Hack Cleanup
DeveloperLook provides Japanese keyword hack cleanup for hacked sites: rogue Search Console owners removed, the spam generator deleted, every spam URL returning 404, and the index tracked as Google drops it. SEO spam removed at the source, not page by page.
Website Security Monitoring
DeveloperLook provides website security monitoring for business sites and stores: outside-in security for websites that covers uptime, certificates, blacklists, page content, scripts, and DNS, with an engineer reviewing every alert.
Web Application Firewall Setup
DeveloperLook handles web application firewall setup for websites, stores, and APIs. We map every public route, deploy managed and custom rules, tune them on your real traffic in log-only mode, then switch to blocking and lock the origin.FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Straight answers on cost, timing, redirect malware, scanning, warnings, and whether a cleanup lasts.
Saimul IslamFounder & CEO, DeveloperLookStill have questions?
Send a message or book a call with the team.
Cleanup starts at $550 for one infected site. Hardening with up to 3 replaced extensions starts at $1,150, and server-wide cleanup for up to 5 sites starts at $2,250. The price is fixed after the free malware check and changes only if the infection proves wider and you approve it.
Most single-site cleanups take 2 to 5 business days from access to a clean site. Servers with several infected sites take up to 10, because each site is traced and isolated. Google and blocklist reviews follow on their own schedule: Google's guidance is a few days to a few weeks.
In four layers: files, database, server jobs, and the entry point. Every file is compared with a clean source, injected rows are deleted, and rogue cron jobs and users go. Then the hole that let the attacker in is patched, because skipping that step often means a repeat infection within weeks.
Copy the files and database first, then compare files with a clean source instead of deleting whatever a scanner flags. Scanners sometimes flag legitimate code, and deleting it can break checkout or forms. We clean from that comparison, then retest key pages and forms on phone and desktop.
Yes, when it removes the cause as well as the code. Cheap cleanups often delete flagged files and leave the backdoor or outdated extension in place, so the infection returns. Ask any provider what they compare files against, whether they check the database and cron jobs, and what happens if it returns.
Start with the Security Issues report in Google Search Console and a free online scanner, then check the server itself. Online scanners only see the pages they load, so they miss backdoors and database injections. A server-side check compares files with clean copies. For daily scans after cleanup, see our website security monitoring plan.
Find the rule that triggers it, usually in .htaccess, an Nginx config, a header file, or a database setting. These rules check the visitor's device, referrer, or cookies, so a logged-in owner rarely sees them. Test from a clean phone browser arriving from search, remove the rule and the backdoor that rewrites it, then clear cached and CDN copies.
Clean the site completely, then request a review in the Security Issues report in Google Search Console. Google's help pages put that review at a few days to a few weeks. Norton Safe Web, McAfee, and other blocklists have their own forms, and we submit those too. A review sent before the site is clean usually fails.
Search content and settings tables for script tags, iframes, and encoded strings that don't belong, then compare suspicious rows with an older export. Attackers hide redirects in configuration tables and spam links in page content. We remove those rows, check for added admin accounts, and change the database password the attacker may have read.
It can if the entry point stays open, which is why we patch it before the site goes live again. Every plan includes a free re-clean if the same infection returns within 30, 60, or 90 days, by plan. After that, updated software and file change alerts keep the risk low.
Saimul IslamFounder & CEO, DeveloperLookStill have questions?
Send a message or book a call with the team.
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