Show 1 more comment. 0. This is caused by webshell, your wordpress must have some of these lock360.php or radio.php files, it does this so that if someone else sends a shell or some malicious script it doesn't run and only its shell is executed, probably your website is being sold in some dark spam market. recommend you reinstall your wordpress ...Setup a secondary level password to prevent unauthorized WordPress wp-admin and wp-login.php attempts. Or you can rely on the information we have on limiting WordPress admin access with .htaccess. 4. Temporarily disable CPU intensive login limit plugins.November 11, 2021 in Behind the Code. In our recent article on misleading timestamps, we discussed one of the more common hacks that are seen in .htaccess file, the use of FilesMatch tags to block access to certain file extensions or to allow access to a specific list of filenames. In this article, we are going to talk about some of the other ...If the check fails, we reject the comment. Of course this means that users without JavaScript support will have their comments rejected, but the chance of being spammed is probably greater than that of users without JS support so I'm fine with that. If the key isn't set, we outright reject the comment all together.Jul 14, 2014 · If the check fails, we reject the comment. Of course this means that users without JavaScript support will have their comments rejected, but the chance of being spammed is probably greater than that of users without JS support so I'm fine with that. If the key isn't set, we outright reject the comment all together. Re: php files extension changed to .suspected. by nmron » Tue Dec 15, 2015 7:20 pm. Yes, my ISP had AV scanned the files but did not find anything. After restoring the site it lasted another 3 days then got compromised again. My ISP pointed to the 3.4.6 patch and said the CMS had a long term vulnerability.PHP malware that creates ".php.suspected" files Hi. I have a WordPress honey pot. In that honey pot, I emulate WSO (web shell by oRb) web shells. Using that emulated WSO web shell, I caught some odd PHP that renames a lot of malware, or malware-infected PHP files to "name.php.suspected".-1 So, I discovered the WSOD after logging in to the backend of Wordpress and no matter what I did I couldn't fix it. It seems as though the problem is because of the php.suspected files I found and it seems like the cleanest way of getting rid of it is doing a clean wipe.{"payload":{"allShortcutsEnabled":false,"fileTree":{"found_on_wordpress":{"items":[{"name":"wp-content","path":"found_on_wordpress/wp-content","contentType ...Check folders for malicious files on your web server. 1. Download a fresh copy of the latest WordPress and store it on your hard disk. 2. Now browse the WordPress files in the various folders on your hard disk to get a feel and awareness of the files which are generally included in a typical WordPress installation. 3.Prevent from executing .php.suspected files <Files *.suspected> deny from all </Files> Add to wp-content/ and wp-include/ Prevent from executing directly php scripts in these folders <Files *.php> deny from all </Files> Search through queue mails for paths/filenames of spammail cd /var/spool/exim/ grep -ir "X-PHP-Originating-Script:" . همینطور در پوشه ی wp-includes در پوشه ی css چند فایل php آلوده وجود داشت که اونها رو هم حذف کردم. که یکی از این فایلها trojan بود. در پوشه ی wp-includes در پوشه ی SimplePie در پوشه ی Parse هم یک فایل trojan بود که حذفش کردم.Jan 24, 2022 · Just do some basic things to secure your website. 1. First upgrade your WordPress version. 2. Change the salt code of wp-config file, any unwanted html files or demo files cleans them from main root. 3. Install Security plugins like sucuri or wordfence. I gave all of those pages 777 access and it still showed me 403 FORBIDDEN. I phoned my webspace provider which told me that the problem is not on their end and they told me that probably wordpress broke via autoupdate. The PHP log (version 5.6) gave no explination at all. All it said was: “503 edit.php” and so on.Jul 14, 2014 · If the check fails, we reject the comment. Of course this means that users without JavaScript support will have their comments rejected, but the chance of being spammed is probably greater than that of users without JS support so I'm fine with that. If the key isn't set, we outright reject the comment all together. Jan 26, 2021 · Same case happend with the my wordpress blog , but this time it directly shows on top area of my website to all users. very risky , but not know actual reason. Might something bug in wordpress , that make advantage to breakout the wordpress security. – Jan 18, 2021 · Scenario 4. If your .htaccess file keep changing even if you fix it. 1: Make a backup of your root Directory. 2: Make a backup of your database. 3: Install All in one wp migration plugin (it’s free) 4: Take a backup through that plugin. 5: Install a fresh wordpress in to local machine (Xampp, Wampp, Usbwebserver etc) Jun 4, 2015 · How can i disable php scripts to access files outside of domain root: Security: 4: Jul 6, 2023: SOLVED prefix before my database in phpmyadmin is this normal? Security: 3: Feb 13, 2023: P: New Security Advisor notifications with High importance - PHP 7.3 and PHP 7.4 reached EOL: Security: 1: Jan 13, 2023: L: File type changed to php.suspected ... Jan 24, 2022 · Just do some basic things to secure your website. 1. First upgrade your WordPress version. 2. Change the salt code of wp-config file, any unwanted html files or demo files cleans them from main root. 3. Install Security plugins like sucuri or wordfence. Sep 5, 2023 · Once you’ve connected, navigate to the folder that contains your WordPress site. This will be the same folder that contains the wp-admin and wp-content folders. To edit file permissions, right-click on one or more files or folders and choose the File Permissions option. For example, if you right-click on the wp-content folder, you can see ... . Additional information: See the post regarding the “ link-template.php.suspected ” issue in the Official WordPress Support Forums. What can I do? While the WordPress community is still trying to determine the origin of this issue, we have found ways to determine files that may be compromised.That sounds like a file permission issue on .htaccess which is preventing you to save to it. You may need to get in touch with your hosting company about getting permission to modify the file. You could try changing the permission to 644, which will allow the owner of the file to read/write. You could temporarily change the permissions higher ... -1 So, I discovered the WSOD after logging in to the backend of Wordpress and no matter what I did I couldn't fix it. It seems as though the problem is because of the php.suspected files I found and it seems like the cleanest way of getting rid of it is doing a clean wipe.I found a piece of WordPress malware that does exactly what you describe. It's something of a cleaner - it has 56 different functions to decide is a given ".php" file name constitutes code that needs to be rendered inoperable. One of those indicators is a substring of what you say the two renamed files have in common:Changed all password. 2fa for the server etc. I found that the infection had come back. I went through my process again and fixed all the sites. removed all code from bad area etc. i decided to try to harden my uploads area. details below. And in front of me, a found wp-file-manager-pro pop-up in the uploads folder.Feb 3, 2022 · 1) WordPress wp-config.php Hack. The wp-config.php is an important file for every WP installation. It is the configuration file used by the site and acts as the bridge between the WP file system and the database. The wp-config.php file contains sensitive information such as: Database host. Username, password, & port number. Dec 11, 2015 · Re: php files extension changed to .suspected. by nmron » Tue Dec 15, 2015 7:20 pm. Yes, my ISP had AV scanned the files but did not find anything. After restoring the site it lasted another 3 days then got compromised again. My ISP pointed to the 3.4.6 patch and said the CMS had a long term vulnerability. Feb 3, 2022 · 1) WordPress wp-config.php Hack. The wp-config.php is an important file for every WP installation. It is the configuration file used by the site and acts as the bridge between the WP file system and the database. The wp-config.php file contains sensitive information such as: Database host. Username, password, & port number. Mar 26, 2023 · Hi, Using directory privacy to place password protection on the login page. However, if you use wp-login.php instead of wp-admin and hit ‘cancel’ a few times you can bypass this, OR I’ve seen cases where www after https can bring you straight to the login page and bypass the password too. Once you’ve connected, navigate to the folder that contains your WordPress site. This will be the same folder that contains the wp-admin and wp-content folders. To edit file permissions, right-click on one or more files or folders and choose the File Permissions option. For example, if you right-click on the wp-content folder, you can see ...1 Answer Sorted by: 2 Install WordFence in WordPress and see if it finds any not-original WordPress files. As per this thread, it sounds like your server has been compromised: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-templatephpsuspected/page/2 Also see here:The wp-blog-header.php file is loaded on every request of Wordpress and was modified to load content (include) from a phar archive, pointing to, surprise surprise, the index.zip file! To be honest, until this day I personally didn't even know you could include a zipped PHP code on the fly using the PHP phar:// extension .3. Delete the WordPress Themes Folder. As discussed earlier, searching in folders for backdoors is not helpful, and deleting them is the way to go. So delete the themes folder, and you will know if it had a backdoor or not. After that, you can re-download all the WordPress themes you want or need. 4. Apr 3, 2019 · / wp-content / / wp-content / plugins / / wp-includes / The malicious code is usually detected immediately in the index.php files of the application or with the .suspected extension. Also you might see that some new folders were created randomly. For example the folder pridmag wasn´t part of the application: Apr 21, 2021 · I have not been able to replicate this issue, so I just wanted to ask to confirm which version of PHP you currently have installed? Could I kindly ask you to install the updated version of the plugin below, where I made some changes on the part of the code you mentioned to avoid this error, and please let me know if this might resolve the error: Jul 6, 2023 · Setup a secondary level password to prevent unauthorized WordPress wp-admin and wp-login.php attempts. Or you can rely on the information we have on limiting WordPress admin access with .htaccess. 4. Temporarily disable CPU intensive login limit plugins. Some scripts were probably running at the back which creates the files. So the only solution is; Contacting the hosting provider and ask them to totally clean the directory, and start from scratch. OR. Contacting a web security analyst and pay them to clear it which costs around 199 USD, least. Yea, shit happens!wp-blog-header.php: 364 B: 2019-02-12 15:57:47: 0/0-rw-rw-rw-R T E D: wp-comments-post.php: 1.84 KB: ... wp-readme.php.suspected: 2.09 KB: 2018-07-12 07:08:47: 0/0-rw ...Earlier infections used to use a web GET to /something.php.suspected , and if the .suspected file was found, it indicated that the hosting account or server had been successfully compromised and that often, a webshell had also been deployed on the server.The biggest thing you should be aware of is that your (very old) version of Apache doesn’t correctly support PHP-FPM. That was added in, I believe, Apache 2.4.9. In any case, the current version is 2.4.53 and includes a large number of improvements and security/bug fixes, so updating Apache should be the first thing you do.Jan 5, 2022 · Support » Plugin: All-inclusive Security Solution by SiteGround » SG Security breaking a website SG Security breaking a website Resolved webdepot (@webdepot) 1 year, 7 months ago On the… Jan 21, 2021 · Please check .htaccess and wp-config.php files via FTP. Perhaps there are some rules that are blocking the access. If the files are fine, please provide WP admin panel and FTP credentials in the private reply. Regards. Helpful Resources. WordPress Video Tutorials WPBeginner’s WordPress 101 video tutorials will teach you how to create and manage your own site(s) for FREE.; WPBeginner Facebook Group Get our WordPress experts and community of 80,000+ smart website owners (it's free).Using @include will include the .ico file but ignore any errors that may occur. The file to include is slightly hidden to prevent the code from being readily obvious. The egrep command above will search for a pattern that has the matching comments. Navigate to Security Issues Tab of your Google Search Console. Click on the ‘Request Review’ button. Check the box, I have fixed these issues. A new window will pop up, you will have to mention all the steps you have takes to remove the infection & protect the site from re-infection.Check folders for malicious files on your web server. 1. Download a fresh copy of the latest WordPress and store it on your hard disk. 2. Now browse the WordPress files in the various folders on your hard disk to get a feel and awareness of the files which are generally included in a typical WordPress installation. 3.If your .htaccess file keep changing even if you fix it. 1: Make a backup of your root Directory. 2: Make a backup of your database. 3: Install All in one wp migration plugin (it’s free) 4: Take a backup through that plugin. 5: Install a fresh wordpress in to local machine (Xampp, Wampp, Usbwebserver etc)Support » Fixing WordPress » Hacked website support Hacked website support Richard Brown (@cregy) 1 year, 6 months ago Hi I urgently need support to work out how to clear a website that…November 11, 2021 in Behind the Code. In our recent article on misleading timestamps, we discussed one of the more common hacks that are seen in .htaccess file, the use of FilesMatch tags to block access to certain file extensions or to allow access to a specific list of filenames. In this article, we are going to talk about some of the other ...That sounds like a file permission issue on .htaccess which is preventing you to save to it. You may need to get in touch with your hosting company about getting permission to modify the file. You could try changing the permission to 644, which will allow the owner of the file to read/write. You could temporarily change the permissions higher ... Apr 3, 2019 · / wp-content / / wp-content / plugins / / wp-includes / The malicious code is usually detected immediately in the index.php files of the application or with the .suspected extension. Also you might see that some new folders were created randomly. For example the folder pridmag wasn´t part of the application: Hi, I have a huge problem on the website that I worked. `Wordpress has been automatically updated to version 5.7.2 On the surface, the site has not moved but when I try to access the back office, it appears as if there are bugs.HOW TO CLEAN YOUR SITE FROM THIS MALICIOUS CODE: If your web hosting provider has a global file Search & Replace feature, then skip steps 1 & 7 and do everything from your cPanel’s file manager. Pull your ENTIRE website code base to your computer. Open the root directory in a code/text editor that supports multi-file Search & Replace.Support » Plugin: Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth » The bad .htaccess file written by Bluehost stopped JetPack backup creation. The bad .htaccess file written b… / wp-content / / wp-content / plugins / / wp-includes / The malicious code is usually detected immediately in the index.php files of the application or with the .suspected extension. Also you might see that some new folders were created randomly. For example the folder pridmag wasn´t part of the application:Support » Plugin: WP-Optimize – Cache, Clean, Compress. » info .htaccess info .htaccess Resolved islp (@islp) 2 years, 4 months ago Hi, I casually found WP-Optimize tried to write…If you really must run an altered database object copy the whole wp-db.php file to wp-content/db.php and make your edits there. WordPress will load the altered file instead. It is called a "drop-in". This is a last resort. Mar 25, 2011 · 1. To load WordPress it is enough to load "wp-load.php" like you did. I don't recognize the wp () function and haven't found it in the source. As other people seem to have the same problem on the internet I guess it has to do with a plugin or a possibly outdated WordPress installation. I suppose that it was caused by outdated PHP or some plugin vulnerability. Somehow, hackers / bots were able to install a plugin, that redirected all URLs on the site to porn. I was able to find that plugin, delete it and later update all plugins, PHP and core Wordpress files as well as install some firewall.Earlier infections used to use a web GET to /something.php.suspected , and if the .suspected file was found, it indicated that the hosting account or server had been successfully compromised and that often, a webshell had also been deployed on the server.Option contains a suspected malware URL. Some attacks affect WordPress options or options from plugins and themes that are stored in the WordPress “options” table. This result indicates that an option contains a potentially malicious URL, which could be the result of an infection. Example scan result Option contains a suspected malware URL ...-1 So, I discovered the WSOD after logging in to the backend of Wordpress and no matter what I did I couldn't fix it. It seems as though the problem is because of the php.suspected files I found and it seems like the cleanest way of getting rid of it is doing a clean wipe. I renamed my wordpress’ website directory and cleaned up the index.php file and .htaccess file. Renaming it made it so it wouldn’t get autogenerated anymore. I updated my hosting provider to point to the new directory and it worked! I then updated wordpress, all my plugins, and cleaned anything up wordfence told me to do.Aug 22, 2023 · Helpful Resources. WordPress Video Tutorials WPBeginner’s WordPress 101 video tutorials will teach you how to create and manage your own site(s) for FREE.; WPBeginner Facebook Group Get our WordPress experts and community of 80,000+ smart website owners (it's free). Jan 24, 2022 · Just do some basic things to secure your website. 1. First upgrade your WordPress version. 2. Change the salt code of wp-config file, any unwanted html files or demo files cleans them from main root. 3. Install Security plugins like sucuri or wordfence. Using @include will include the .ico file but ignore any errors that may occur. The file to include is slightly hidden to prevent the code from being readily obvious. The egrep command above will search for a pattern that has the matching comments.Jul 6, 2023 · Setup a secondary level password to prevent unauthorized WordPress wp-admin and wp-login.php attempts. Or you can rely on the information we have on limiting WordPress admin access with .htaccess. 4. Temporarily disable CPU intensive login limit plugins. 3. Prevent XML-RPC DDoS attack. WordPress supports XML-RPC by default, which is an interface that makes remote publishing possible. However, while it’s a great feature, it’s also one of WP’s biggest security vulnerability as hackers may exploit it for DDoS attacks.Show 1 more comment. 0. This is caused by webshell, your wordpress must have some of these lock360.php or radio.php files, it does this so that if someone else sends a shell or some malicious script it doesn't run and only its shell is executed, probably your website is being sold in some dark spam market. recommend you reinstall your wordpress ...Once you’ve connected, navigate to the folder that contains your WordPress site. This will be the same folder that contains the wp-admin and wp-content folders. To edit file permissions, right-click on one or more files or folders and choose the File Permissions option. For example, if you right-click on the wp-content folder, you can see ...Feb 22, 2017 · I've running website on a Linux server. This server runs a lot of website, most of them CMS, mainly WordPress. And sometimes something renames my files from wp-db.php to wp-db.php.suspected for example. And my site are goes down. Has anyone seen such thing before or has an idea what can causes it? Thank you for your help in advance. Mar 25, 2011 · 1. To load WordPress it is enough to load "wp-load.php" like you did. I don't recognize the wp () function and haven't found it in the source. As other people seem to have the same problem on the internet I guess it has to do with a plugin or a possibly outdated WordPress installation. Support » Plugin: All-inclusive Security Solution by SiteGround » SG Security breaking a website SG Security breaking a website Resolved webdepot (@webdepot) 1 year, 7 months ago On the…Aug 22, 2023 · Helpful Resources. WordPress Video Tutorials WPBeginner’s WordPress 101 video tutorials will teach you how to create and manage your own site(s) for FREE.; WPBeginner Facebook Group Get our WordPress experts and community of 80,000+ smart website owners (it's free). 3 Recently my wordpress site got hacked and i solved it by reinstalling the backup version of wp-content folder and also running and repairing wordfence plugin in the site. But my website is showing an error with 500 and when i found the problem was with aws-autoloader.php file.Check your .htaccess file in the root of your WordPress installation. Normally, when your wordpress has been compromised attackers inject code into the .htaccess file, which will redirect your site to other sites. If your .htaccess file is clean, then check your index.php and header.php in your theme folder and also the index.php in your root ...Apr 21, 2021 · I have not been able to replicate this issue, so I just wanted to ask to confirm which version of PHP you currently have installed? Could I kindly ask you to install the updated version of the plugin below, where I made some changes on the part of the code you mentioned to avoid this error, and please let me know if this might resolve the error: Support » Plugin: Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth » The bad .htaccess file written by Bluehost stopped JetPack backup creation. The bad .htaccess file written b… I've running website on a Linux server. This server runs a lot of website, most of them CMS, mainly WordPress. And sometimes something renames my files from wp-db.php to wp-db.php.suspected for example. And my site are goes down. Has anyone seen such thing before or has an idea what can causes it? Thank you for your help in advance..htacces、about.php、content.php、lock360.php、wp-info.phpと、一部の(不審な)index.phpがアクセスされても動作しないように変更されたようだ。 このときに、ドメインBのプラグイン型WebShell(1)と、imgディレクトリなどに隠された一部の不正ファイルが残ってしまったようだ。I suppose that it was caused by outdated PHP or some plugin vulnerability. Somehow, hackers / bots were able to install a plugin, that redirected all URLs on the site to porn. I was able to find that plugin, delete it and later update all plugins, PHP and core Wordpress files as well as install some firewall. -1 So, I discovered the WSOD after logging in to the backend of Wordpress and no matter what I did I couldn't fix it. It seems as though the problem is because of the php.suspected files I found and it seems like the cleanest way of getting rid of it is doing a clean wipe.Mar 15, 2017 · 2 Answers Sorted by: 3 Use a file change audit mechanism such as LoggedFS or Linux's audit subsystem. See also How to determine which process is creating a file?, Log every invocation of every SUID program?, Stump the Chump with Auditd 01 ... Assuming that the server is running Linux, the audit system looks like the best solution. November 11, 2021 in Behind the Code. In our recent article on misleading timestamps, we discussed one of the more common hacks that are seen in .htaccess file, the use of FilesMatch tags to block access to certain file extensions or to allow access to a specific list of filenames. In this article, we are going to talk about some of the other ...
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Apr 21, 2021 · I have not been able to replicate this issue, so I just wanted to ask to confirm which version of PHP you currently have installed? Could I kindly ask you to install the updated version of the plugin below, where I made some changes on the part of the code you mentioned to avoid this error, and please let me know if this might resolve the error: May 12, 2019 · The wp-includes folder contains only the files that are strictly necessary to run the core version of WordPress – one without any plugins or themes. Remember, the default theme still resides in the wp-content/theme directory. Thus, no visitor (including you) should require access to content of the wp-include folder. Jan 12, 2016 · Something renames files to filename.ext.suspected. I've experienced a very strange behavior on a Debian server. This server runs a lot of website, most of them CMS, mainly WordPress. And sometimes something renames my files from wp-db.php to wp-db.php.suspected for example. And these files seem to be clean, they are standard WP files. Download of a small PHP file that can (a) check access, (b) download files to the compromised WordPress host. Update 2019-05-28: Honey pot caught a small campaign to install apikey.php again. I have modified my honey pot to recogize URLs ending in \"apikey.php\", so it answered when the attacker made a \"hello\" query of my honey pot.Researchers at WordFence say that over the past month they’ve seen close to a million different WordPress sites receive malicious requests designed to shake loose their wp-config.php files. We ...2. I am editing the .htacess file in cpannel using the c-pannel editor. 3. To be sure i completely removed the addon domain and again added it, But as soon as the addon domain folder gets created, even the htaccess file is getting created automatically (not yet added the website content). 4.The wp-content folder that includes themes, plugins, and uploads. SQL database. Step 2: Erase All Files & Folders From The Public_html Folder. When you are sure you have a complete backup of your website, go into your web hosting File Manager. Find the public_html folder and delete its contents except for wp-config.php, wp-content, and cgi-bin ...1 Answer Sorted by: 2 Install WordFence in WordPress and see if it finds any not-original WordPress files. As per this thread, it sounds like your server has been compromised: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-templatephpsuspected/page/2 Also see here:unable to write to wp config.php file you can useHow do I make my WP-config php writable?How to make system files (. htaccess, wp-config. php) writeable C...If your .htaccess file keep changing even if you fix it. 1: Make a backup of your root Directory. 2: Make a backup of your database. 3: Install All in one wp migration plugin (it’s free) 4: Take a backup through that plugin. 5: Install a fresh wordpress in to local machine (Xampp, Wampp, Usbwebserver etc)Oct 14, 2013 · Check your .htaccess file in the root of your WordPress installation. Normally, when your wordpress has been compromised attackers inject code into the .htaccess file, which will redirect your site to other sites. If your .htaccess file is clean, then check your index.php and header.php in your theme folder and also the index.php in your root ... Apr 5, 2021 · Support » Plugin: WP-Optimize – Cache, Clean, Compress. » info .htaccess info .htaccess Resolved islp (@islp) 2 years, 4 months ago Hi, I casually found WP-Optimize tried to write… Oct 2, 2017 · From time to time we do forensic investigations of WordPress breakins. When we do the investigation there is often one or more backdoors placed in the filesystem or modified legit WordPress-related files in wp-includes, themes or plugins. This is not only related to WordPress but all sites running PHP such as Drupal, Magento etc. Finding … Finding PHP and WordPress Backdoors using antivirus ... Apr 21, 2021 · I have not been able to replicate this issue, so I just wanted to ask to confirm which version of PHP you currently have installed? Could I kindly ask you to install the updated version of the plugin below, where I made some changes on the part of the code you mentioned to avoid this error, and please let me know if this might resolve the error: wp-blog-header.php: 364 B: 2019-02-12 15:57:47: 0/0-rw-rw-rw-R T E D: wp-comments-post.php: 1.84 KB: ... wp-readme.php.suspected: 2.09 KB: 2018-07-12 07:08:47: 0/0-rw ...Jul 15, 2021 · To use the option, follow the below steps for blocking IP addresses in WordPress: Log into your WordPress dashboard. Then from the menu, navigate to Settings > Discussion. In the Discussion page, scroll down and you should be able to see a section called Comment Blacklist. I found a piece of WordPress malware that does exactly what you describe. It's something of a cleaner - it has 56 different functions to decide is a given ".php" file name constitutes code that needs to be rendered inoperable. One of those indicators is a substring of what you say the two renamed files have in common: First delete the infected four images, and check your cron and delete any cron job you didn't create. Run this in a SSH session to delete all .htaccess files within all sub directories: find . -type f -perm 0444 -name ".htaccess" -exec echo rm {} \; Use the default WordPress .htaccess, and index.php files.Jan 18, 2021 · Scenario 4. If your .htaccess file keep changing even if you fix it. 1: Make a backup of your root Directory. 2: Make a backup of your database. 3: Install All in one wp migration plugin (it’s free) 4: Take a backup through that plugin. 5: Install a fresh wordpress in to local machine (Xampp, Wampp, Usbwebserver etc) .