How do i remove these old malcure files?

  • Tha206

    (@tha206)


    2 months, 3 weeks ago

    I had Malcure installed on my site years ago. During a recent move to a new webhost, these files popped up as being autoloaded on my site and are affecting its performance. How do I get these files off of my site??? I tried installing and uninstalling Malcure and it left MORE files on my site (#3). #1 and #2 are old files from long ago. I tried sending a message to support and that is non-existent, it just took me in circles to the forum where I haven’t received a reply.

    1. WPMR |2593 KB|
    2. WPMR_checksums |648 KB|
    3. WPMR_files_checksums_cache |109 KB|
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  • Plugin Author cybermalcure

    (@cybermalcure)

    2 months, 3 weeks ago

    WPMR, WPMR_checksums and WPMR_files_checksums_cache. These are not files. These are database entries in the options table that the plugin needs to function. The plugin will create these automatically if it is active. If you don’t want these entries, you may deactivate or remove the plugin.

    Technically every database entry may affect performance, not sure how you have narrowed down to these three and how have you come to this conclusion.

    Thread Starter Tha206

    (@tha206)

    2 months, 3 weeks ago

    Thanks for the reply. As I stated, these database entries are left over from a previous install from several years ago. I do NOT have the plugin installed, yet the database entries are still there and they are causing my my site to run slow because of how big they are. I used the Autoload Checker plugin to see what the problem was, and it identified those entries as the problem. What I need to know is….. how can they be removed? The plugin was uninstalled years ago, so why are those entries still there and loading with my site?

    Plugin Author cybermalcure

    (@cybermalcure)

    2 months, 3 weeks ago

    If the plugin is not active then you can safely delete these entries from the database. Most web hosts provide phpmyadmin to manage the databases. Optionally you may ask your developer to do it for you. If you are familiar with WP CLI then you can use the same as well.

    Thread Starter Tha206

    (@tha206)

    2 months, 3 weeks ago

    I was able to locate the entries and delete them. Thank you for your time and assistance!

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