Title: base64 hack
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# base64 hack

 *  [joetaxpayer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joetaxpayer/)
 * (@joetaxpayer)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/base64-hack-1/)
 * I upgraded to 3.3.1, and soon after, was hacked.
    I realized that after the update,
   I needed to set my files to read only. I now see files in the wp-includes folder
   also hacked, this code added.
 * My site is currently visible, and links into it work, but – When I googled myself(
   joetaxpayer) the google results were as expected, but the links though looking
   correct in firefox, led elsewhere. I asked google to un-search me, but the same
   issue is with Bing. A search on Joetaxpayer shows my site but links head elsewhere.
 * Any more details on this? How to track what needs fixing?

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 *  [Mark Ratledge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/songdogtech/)
 * (@songdogtech)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/base64-hack-1/#post-2529598)
 * See [FAQ: My site was hacked « WordPress Codex](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_My_site_was_hacked)
   and [How to completely clean your hacked wordpress installation](http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/2008/06/24/how-to-completely-clean-your-hacked-wordpress-installation/)
   and [How to find a backdoor in a hacked WordPress](http://ottopress.com/2009/hacked-wordpress-backdoors/)
   and [Hardening WordPress « WordPress Codex](http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress)
   and tell your host.
 * Change all passswords. Scan your own PC. Some plugins might be useful: [Search for “security” « WordPress Plugins](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search.php?q=security&sort=)
 *  Thread Starter [joetaxpayer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joetaxpayer/)
 * (@joetaxpayer)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/base64-hack-1/#post-2529603)
 * I’ll be reading these tonight, thank you.
    I use 1&1 and they are not helpful
   beyond “change your FTP password.” So I’m here, and appreciate the links.
 *  [Mark Ratledge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/songdogtech/)
 * (@songdogtech)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/base64-hack-1/#post-2529605)
 * There are other web hosts that are much better and more secure than 1&1
    [http://wordpress.org/hosting/](http://wordpress.org/hosting/)
 *  Thread Starter [joetaxpayer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joetaxpayer/)
 * (@joetaxpayer)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/base64-hack-1/#post-2529686)
 * I appreciate the list. I bought a car with less effort than this. (Three friends
   had the particular car, all had no complaints. Comfortable ride, etc.)
 * Bluehost comes up first on list, but sites like [WebHostingGeeks](http://webhostinggeeks.com)
   shows a low (of top ten) rank.
 * I understand, the number of those with issues are more likely to complain, than
   the number of those who are happy will go write nice things. So volume oddly 
   drives the bad reviews. I just interviewed BH on chat and at least the salesgal
   seemed to offer more info that was helpful. I understand much of the work is 
   mine, but current host fails right now.
 *  [Nikki Blight](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kionae/)
 * (@kionae)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/base64-hack-1/#post-2529693)
 * Just my two cents on hosting… I’ve hosting on Bluehost for years, and really 
   can’t complain about them. Really the only host I’ve found that I like better
   is Site5, and even that is by a pretty slim margin (I like their propitiatory
   admin panel better than Bluehost’s cPanel).
 *  Thread Starter [joetaxpayer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joetaxpayer/)
 * (@joetaxpayer)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/base64-hack-1/#post-2529711)
 * kionae – have you been hacked ever?
    In my IM interview with BlueHost, at least
   she was able to talk about how they scan for these things, it’s not just left
   for me to discover after the fact.
 *  [Nikki Blight](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kionae/)
 * (@kionae)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/base64-hack-1/#post-2529726)
 * No, I’ve never been hacked on Bluehost. I run four WordPress installs and a fifth
   site that runs on custom-written code on my hosting account, and never had a 
   problem.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 7 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Nikki Blight](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kionae/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/base64-hack-1/#post-2529726)
 * Status: not resolved

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