Case Studies — WordPress Malware Removal Results

Before and after — Shopify-migrated Store Flagged as 'Deceptive Site'

Before · Hacked

After · Clean

18 hours· Total cleanup time

Verified

Ecommerce · Google Blacklist

Shopify-migrated Store Flagged as 'Deceptive Site'

The Problem

A US-based ecommerce store lost 100% of Google traffic overnight after Chrome started showing a red 'Deceptive site ahead' warning. Malware was injecting fake payment forms to steal customer card data.

What I Did

Full malware scan across 12,000+ files and database tables
Removed 47 malicious PHP shells and 3 backdoor admin accounts
Submitted Google Search Console reconsideration request
Installed Wordfence Premium + custom firewall rules

18 hours

Total cleanup time

48 hours

Google blacklist removed

100%

Traffic recovered in 7 days

"We were losing $2,400/day. Joynal got us back online in less than 3 days. Best money I've ever spent on Fiverr."
— Michael R., Store Owner (Ohio, USA)

Before and after — 6-Year-Old Blog Overrun with Japanese Pharmacy Spam

Before · Hacked

After · Clean

2 days· Full recovery

Verified

Blog · Japanese SEO Spam

6-Year-Old Blog Overrun with Japanese Pharmacy Spam

The Problem

A lifestyle blog with 800+ posts was showing Japanese text and pharmacy links to search engines while appearing normal to logged-in admins. Google indexed 3,200+ spam pages, tanking domain authority.

What I Did

Cloaking script identified and removed from wp-config.php
Cleaned 3,200+ spam pages from database (SQL surgery)
Submitted URL removal requests via Search Console
Hardened .htaccess and disabled xmlrpc.php

2 days

Full recovery

3,200

Spam URLs removed

+340%

Organic traffic in 30 days

"Two other 'experts' tried and failed. Joynal fixed it in a weekend and my traffic came back stronger than before."
— Sarah T., Blog Owner (Toronto, Canada)

Before and after — SaaS Landing Page — 34 to 98 PageSpeed Score

Before · Hacked

After · Clean

98/100· PageSpeed Score

Verified

Performance · Core Web Vitals

SaaS Landing Page — 34 to 98 PageSpeed Score

The Problem

A B2B SaaS company's WordPress landing page scored 34/100 on mobile PageSpeed with a 4.2s LCP. Google Ads Quality Score was crashing conversion rates and inflating CPCs.

What I Did

Converted 47 PNGs to WebP with responsive srcset
Deferred non-critical JS, inlined critical CSS
Set up WP Rocket + Cloudflare CDN
Database optimization + object caching via Redis

98/100

PageSpeed Score

1.2s

LCP (was 4.2s)

-42%

Google Ads CPC

"Our conversion rate went up 61% just from the speed improvements. Joynal knows exactly what Google wants."
— David L., Marketing Director (London, UK)

Before and after — Agency Client Locked Out of Their Own WordPress Admin

Before · Hacked

After · Clean

6 hours· Admin access restored

Verified

Agency · Full Compromise Recovery

Agency Client Locked Out of Their Own WordPress Admin

The Problem

A digital agency's client was completely locked out of WordPress. Admin panel returned login errors, files were replaced with encrypted versions, and the hosting provider threatened suspension for spam email activity.

What I Did

Restored access via cPanel + SQL user reset
Removed 8 backdoor plugins and 2 malicious mu-plugins
Restored 200+ core WP files from clean install
Set up 2FA, changed all keys/salts, cleaned mailer

6 hours

Admin access restored

24 hours

Full site restored

Data loss

"This was our worst nightmare — a client threatening to sue us. Joynal saved the account and probably our agency."
— James P., Agency Owner (Melbourne, Australia)

Before and after — SaaS Site Blacklisted by Google, McAfee & Norton — Fully Cleared in 72 Hours

Before · Hacked

After · Clean

72 hours· All 4 vendors cleared

Verified

Google Blacklist Removal · Multi-Vendor Delisting

SaaS Site Blacklisted by Google, McAfee & Norton — Fully Cleared in 72 Hours

The Problem

A B2B SaaS site (name withheld under NDA) woke up to a Chrome red 'Deceptive site ahead' warning across every page. Google Safe Browsing, McAfee SiteAdvisor, and Norton Safe Web all flagged the domain within 24 hours of each other. Organic traffic collapsed from ~4,800 daily visits to under 200 overnight, Google Ads got auto-suspended for 'malicious or unwanted software', and inbound sales demos dropped to zero. Root cause: a compromised premium plugin was injecting cloaked casino / pharmacy redirects visible only to non-logged-in visitors and search crawlers.

What I Did

Multi-vendor blacklist audit — mapped every authority flagging the domain (Google, McAfee, Norton, Sucuri, VirusTotal)
Full offsite backup (files + database) before any change touched production
Traced the injection to a nulled premium plugin; removed the plugin, cleaned 14 PHP shells and 3 backdoor admin accounts
Cleaned SEO spam from wp_options and wp_posts, removed malicious cron jobs and cloaking rules from .htaccess
Filed reconsideration requests with Google Search Console, McAfee SiteAdvisor, Norton Safe Web, and Sucuri — each with the exact evidence they require
Installed Cloudflare WAF, enabled 2FA for all admins, locked down wp-config.php and file permissions
Requested URL Inspection re-indexing for the top 20 revenue pages once every vendor cleared

72 hours

All 4 vendors cleared

36 hours

Google Safe Browsing cleared

18 days

Organic traffic back to 92% of baseline

Re-blacklists in the 15-day guarantee window

"Chrome was blocking every visitor and our Ads account got suspended. Joynal cleared Google in a day and a half, McAfee and Norton by day three, and gave us a written report we could send to our security team. Traffic came back within three weeks."
— Head of Growth, B2B SaaS (client name under NDA)

CASE
STUDIES.

5 recoveries, 16 measured outcomes

Shopify-migrated Store Flagged as 'Deceptive Site'

6-Year-Old Blog Overrun with Japanese Pharmacy Spam

SaaS Landing Page — 34 to 98 PageSpeed Score

Agency Client Locked Out of Their Own WordPress Admin

SaaS Site Blacklisted by Google, McAfee & Norton — Fully Cleared in 72 Hours

YOUR SITE COULD BE
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CASESTUDIES.

5 recoveries, 16 measured outcomes

Shopify-migrated Store Flagged as 'Deceptive Site'

6-Year-Old Blog Overrun with Japanese Pharmacy Spam

SaaS Landing Page — 34 to 98 PageSpeed Score

Agency Client Locked Out of Their Own WordPress Admin

SaaS Site Blacklisted by Google, McAfee & Norton — Fully Cleared in 72 Hours

YOUR SITE COULD BECASE STUDY #501.

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