Finally, installing the fix wordpress malware virus Scan plugin alert you that you might have missed, and will check all this for you. It will also tell you that a user named"admin" exists. Needless to say, that is the administrative user name. You can follow a link and find directions if you desire. I believe that there is a password good enough security, and because I followed those steps, there have been no successful attacks on the numerous sites that I run.
Hackers do not have the capability when you got these lined up for your security to come to a WordPress blog. You definitely can have a WordPress account especially that one which gives you big bucks from affiliate marketing.
Recently, the site of Reuters was murdered by an unknown hacker and published a news article. his comment is here Their reputation is already ruined because of what the hacker did since Reuters is a news site. Something similar may happen to you in the event you do not pay attention on the security of your WordPress blog.
What if you visit WP-Content/plugins, can you view that folder? If so, upload this blank Index.html file inside that folder as well so people can not see what plugins you might have. Because if your version of WordPress is up to date, if you're using an old plugin or a plugin with a security hole, then someone can use this to get access.
Those are. Put a blank Index.html file in your folders, run your web host security scan and backup your entire account.