Title: sidea's Replies | WordPress.org --- # sidea [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sidea/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sidea/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sidea/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sidea/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sidea/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sidea/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sidea/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sidea/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 23 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sidea/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sidea/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Gallery with mouse over effect](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/gallery-with-mouse-over-effect/) * Thread Starter [sidea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sidea/) * (@sidea) * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/gallery-with-mouse-over-effect/#post-10444499) * I mean to say I want to generate a Thumbnail gallery with a nice mouse over effect that on clicking will link to the relevant page – with the nice overlay box at the bottom and the link icon on hover. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Gallery with mouse over effect](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/gallery-with-mouse-over-effect/) * Thread Starter [sidea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sidea/) * (@sidea) * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/gallery-with-mouse-over-effect/#post-10444485) * Thanks for getting back to me so fast, is each image in fact a slider then? * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Hosting was moved and I didn’t download XML!!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hosting-was-moved-and-i-didnt-download-xml/) * Thread Starter [sidea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sidea/) * (@sidea) * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hosting-was-moved-and-i-didnt-download-xml/#post-9245431) * Thanks Steve, I have ftp access to the files and access to phpmyadmin, so I’ll watch the tutorial and figure it out. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Help needed deleting Pharma hack from database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-needed-deleting-pharma-hack-from-database/) * Thread Starter [sidea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sidea/) * (@sidea) * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-needed-deleting-pharma-hack-from-database/#post-6025751) * Thanks for all your assistance. I know that you are only trying to help. * I have de-virused quite a few sites in my time, but none that infected the DB! * In this instance as it is only a small site (and not even my own, I’m helping a friend) I will strip-out all the text content and re-build it on an entirely new install. * I will also install for her some essential WP Security protocols, including regular back-ups. * Love WordPress | Hate hackers * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Help needed deleting Pharma hack from database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-needed-deleting-pharma-hack-from-database/) * Thread Starter [sidea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sidea/) * (@sidea) * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-needed-deleting-pharma-hack-from-database/#post-6025749) * Ok, maybe I’m looking for a solution on the wrong forum! * Really with the canned responses!!! * I was hoping for some phpmysql ideas, since the hack is almost definitely being triggered at the database side of things. * Clearly I haven’t: * > done everything to clear out the classic Pharma hack * **I have repeatedly asked for assistance on HOW to do it.** * I will strip out the content from my hacked file – using the brief window I get before the virus reinstalls and build it from scratch. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Help needed deleting Pharma hack from database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-needed-deleting-pharma-hack-from-database/) * Thread Starter [sidea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sidea/) * (@sidea) * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-needed-deleting-pharma-hack-from-database/#post-6025737) * James, * I believe that I have this [hack](https://blog.sucuri.net/2010/07/understanding-and-cleaning-the-pharma-hack-on-wordpress.html). * Everything in the WP root folder has been replaced. Passwords have been changed. I have done everything that one would usually do, but the hack just comes back, so having read a lot of forum posts, I have concluded rightly or wrongly that the hack must be hiding in my database and reinstalling itself when I reinstall WP. * I have searched for these option names, but none of them come up: * > wp-options -> class_generic_support > wp-options -> widget_generic_support wp- > options -> wp_check_hash wp-options -> rss_7988287cd8f4f531c6b94fbdbc4e1caf > wp-options -> rss_d77ee8bfba87fa91cd91469a5ba5abea wp-options -> rss_552afe0001e673901a9f2caebdd3141d * However there are very many of files like this: * “displayed_gallery_rendering_cc5c2d697677a72d9420d351ce305297” or similar. * And because my original hack came-in via an infected NextGen plugin, I am assuming that these “options” are causing my problem. * Any help? * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Help needed deleting Pharma hack from database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-needed-deleting-pharma-hack-from-database/) * Thread Starter [sidea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sidea/) * (@sidea) * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-needed-deleting-pharma-hack-from-database/#post-6025732) * I’m sorry, but obviously I wasn’t clear. I deleted everything in my root folder and started again from scratch, however no matter how many times I did this, the malicious files kept reappearing, so I have deduced that the virus is in my DB. * I have followed all other protocols – passwords changed etc, but I still have the problem of deleting the nasty little buggers hiding amongst my WP_Options files. * My question is, how do I find rogue files in my wp_options table using phpmysql? * Another question would be: what is the worst case scenario if I merrily delete what looks malicious and in doing so delete some authentic files? * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [I lost all my css styling!!!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-lost-all-my-css-styling/) * Thread Starter [sidea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sidea/) * (@sidea) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-lost-all-my-css-styling/#post-5570983) * I can’t remember if I tried emptying my cache to resolve it, but several people checked the site when it was broken and it always looked the same to them. * You do know that I fixed it right? I was simply looking for an explanation as to why it might have happened. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [I lost all my css styling!!!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-lost-all-my-css-styling/) * Thread Starter [sidea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sidea/) * (@sidea) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-lost-all-my-css-styling/#post-5570979) * [Linky](http://www.mww-llp.com) * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [I lost all my css styling!!!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-lost-all-my-css-styling/) * Thread Starter [sidea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sidea/) * (@sidea) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-lost-all-my-css-styling/#post-5570976) * Andrew, The pages served-up left justified text only – no images, no colour, simply black text on a white background. Dashboard looked OK though! * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [I lost all my css styling!!!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-lost-all-my-css-styling/) * Thread Starter [sidea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sidea/) * (@sidea) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-lost-all-my-css-styling/#post-5570975) * Purely as an aside, who knew that 666 the number of the beast allows reading and writing, but no executions. Seems weird! The real number of the beast is 111 – no reading, no writing, just executions. 666 is in fact the number of the Librarian! * Forum: [Requests and Feedback](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/requests-and-feedback/) In reply to: [An idea for something useful…](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/an-idea-for-something-useful/) * Thread Starter [sidea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sidea/) * (@sidea) * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/an-idea-for-something-useful/#post-5303057) * Morning MacManx – I’m assuming an Apple user from Manchester… * Format painter is one of the few useful features of Microsoft Office, select text, click on format painter and it loads the text style onto the cursor – after which you can go through the document applying that style onto whatever words/ paragraphs you want with a double/triple click. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Kadence Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection] Installed 1 week ago and suddenly I have malware…](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-1-week-ago-and-suddenly-i-have-malware/) * Thread Starter [sidea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sidea/) * (@sidea) * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-1-week-ago-and-suddenly-i-have-malware/#post-3856548) * Wow, thanks KC. * I have done this now. What I don’t understand is how the malware was written to my root folder – but that is probably due to my wp ignorance. As this site is pretty static, could it help to change the permissions on the wp-content folder to read only. I can easily change permissions once a month when I need to make posts, updates etc… * &*^%ng spammers! * Thanks for your help. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Kadence Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection] [Plugin: Better WP Security] Featured images missing on logout](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-better-wp-security-featured-images-missing-on-logout/) * [sidea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sidea/) * (@sidea) * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-better-wp-security-featured-images-missing-on-logout/#post-2959165) * thewintercrow rocks – one google search and the problem was solved… client didn’t even notice 😉 * Forum: [Everything else WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/miscellaneous/) In reply to: [local wordpress installation on 84" plasma](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/local-wordpress-installation-on-84-plasma/) * Thread Starter [sidea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sidea/) * (@sidea) * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/local-wordpress-installation-on-84-plasma/#post-3731885) * Thank you both – this answers my questions. * Gabe, Images are going to be interesting to manage, but I’ll take a suck it and see approach. 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