{"id":6161,"date":"2021-03-06T19:53:12","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T14:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/?p=6161"},"modified":"2021-03-06T19:53:14","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T14:23:14","slug":"how-to-remove-ico-virus-from-your-wordpress-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/how-to-remove-ico-virus-from-your-wordpress-website\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Remove .ico Virus From Your WordPress Website?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We can detect the malicious files from either Maldet scan or you can use the plugins also. Here we will discuss how to detect with plugin and then cleaning them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We will use Malcare plugin to detect and clean the malicious .ico files.<\/li><li>Download and activate Malcare plugin.<\/li><li>Go to the plugin and select \u2018Malware Scan\u2019 and scan your site.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-from-2021-03-06-19-44-561.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-from-2021-03-06-19-44-561.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-from-2021-03-06-19-44-561.png 684w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-from-2021-03-06-19-44-561-300x127.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. The scanner will comb through all your website\u2019s files and folders. Once complete, MalCare will report how many infected files are present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-from-2021-03-06-19-47-02.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"454\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-from-2021-03-06-19-47-02.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-from-2021-03-06-19-47-02.png 454w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-from-2021-03-06-19-47-02-300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5. Simply click on &#8220;Auto-clean&#8221; button.<br>6. In a few minutes, the plugin will clean your site and display a prompt that your site is clean. That\u2019s it, you\u2019re done!<br>7. We recommend visiting your website to make sure everything is back to normal. You can even run a second scan to double-check. Your website will be free of the .ico malware.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We can detect the malicious files from either Maldet scan or you can use the plugins also. 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