Title: Installation Scan
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Installation Scan

 *  [LoLyfe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lolyfe/)
 * (@lolyfe)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-scan/)
 * Is there an installation scanner or something that can run through the install
   of WP and find files that shouldn’t be there?
    I am being attacked on a daily
   basis and files are being uploaded to my site and I have no idea how and why.
   My host is sending me constant emails about my index.php sending spam to 100’
   s of emails. I have followed procedures to clean reinstall, changed all passwords
   and I’m now at a loss…

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 *  [Christine Rondeau](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crondeau/)
 * (@crondeau)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-scan/#post-5138030)
 * You could look into hiring someone like sucuri.net to do this.
    They also have
   a scanner you can use.
 * Here’s an article with a bit more info and that also suggests 2 plugins.
    [http://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-scan-your-wordpress-site-for-potentially-malicious-code/](http://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-scan-your-wordpress-site-for-potentially-malicious-code/)
 *  Thread Starter [LoLyfe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lolyfe/)
 * (@lolyfe)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-scan/#post-5138217)
 * Thanks for this. It put me on the right track.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [LoLyfe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lolyfe/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-scan/#post-5138217)
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