Title: IYFsearch hack
Last modified: March 8, 2021

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# IYFsearch hack

 *  [wholelychit1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wholelychit1/)
 * (@wholelychit1)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/iyfsearch-hack/)
 * IYF search completely took over my website. They turned my website into their
   subdomain. Ithemes will not let me block iyfsearch. Have no idea how to clean
   up mess.This is a known blacklisted malware site and was not picked up by this
   plugin. Can it be fixed.
    -  This topic was modified 5 years, 2 months ago by [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/).
      Reason: Removed malware link, don't post those here
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fiyfsearch-hack%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [tsmets](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tsmets/)
 * (@tsmets)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/iyfsearch-hack/#post-13131344)
 * Your question is unclear to me.
    You can me made a Subdomaine and you can forbid
   that … you can limit one to embed your site with HSTS and other Header-parameters.
   No one can take over your domain unless you have a security config issue.
 * \T,
 *  Thread Starter [wholelychit1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wholelychit1/)
 * (@wholelychit1)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/iyfsearch-hack/#post-13131385)
 * I have a website. If you go to that site, all the content on the page is not 
   mine. Click on any content and it will take you to a malware site. and that will
   have other things for you to click on. The site is black listed. It is a malware
   site. I’m trying to clean it up. My host says it is not their issue. Ithemes 
   security didn’t stop it or fix it. Norton or Trend micro didn’t catch it or fix
   it in my computer. I am trying to find it on Cpanel, but have not yet. Appreciate
   your help.
 *  [beardedginger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beardedginger/)
 * (@beardedginger)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/iyfsearch-hack/#post-13146175)
 * Hi,
 * My best suggestion is to contact a hack repair service immediately or restore
   from a backup. We officially recommend Sucuri. iThemes Security prevents and 
   detects, it does not remove malware.
 * Sucuri.net
 * It’s worth mentioning that while iThemes Security hardens your WordPress application,
   it can’t guarantee against an attack, and neither can anything else. And if the
   attack is coming from the server level, it can’t do anything at all.
 * Thanks,
 * Matt

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