Title: security issues
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# security issues

 *  [mk1rs2000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mk1rs2000/)
 * (@mk1rs2000)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issues-3/)
 * hi, i have a site that is hosted on hostgator,it has been hacked twice in the
   last 3 weeks, when i asked them about improving my security they have still not
   come back to me. does anyone have any suggestions/advice on any programs i could
   install to help prevent this?
    also, if i upload via FTP is this less secure?

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issues-3/#post-2057281)
 * [http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/2008/06/24/how-to-completely-clean-your-hacked-wordpress-installation/](http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/2008/06/24/how-to-completely-clean-your-hacked-wordpress-installation/)
   
   [http://ottopress.com/2009/hacked-wordpress-backdoors/](http://ottopress.com/2009/hacked-wordpress-backdoors/)
   [http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress)
 *  Thread Starter [mk1rs2000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mk1rs2000/)
 * (@mk1rs2000)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issues-3/#post-2057467)
 * Thanks for this, would you recommend that i should install an SSL, i do not have
   any transactions going through the site but i do want to be sure that this does
   not happen again.

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## Tags

 * [firewall](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/firewall/)
 * [hacked site](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/hacked-site/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [mk1rs2000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mk1rs2000/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issues-3/#post-2057467)
 * Status: not resolved

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