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WordPress Malware Comes Back After Removal Using a Self-Healing Backdoor
A WordPress backdoor is bringing deleted malware back within seconds, turning routine cleanup into a cycle of reinfection. Called SC, the infection spreads its working parts across website files, the database, and server memory, allowing surviving components to restore those removed. The investigation does not establish the original entry point or the number of affected […] The post WordPress Malware Comes Back After Removal Using a Self-Healing Backdoor appeared first on Cyber Security News.
A WordPress backdoor is bringing deleted malware back within seconds, turning routine cleanup into a cycle of reinfection. Called SC, the infection spreads its working parts across website files, the database, and server memory, allowing surviving components to restore those removed. The investigation does not establish the original entry point or the number of affected websites. Once installed, however, SC abuses early loading features, themes, and plugins to maintain access. Similar hidden WordPress plugin malware shows why checking the dashboard alone can miss an infection. Sucuri analysts identified SC during recent website cleanup work, documenting their findings on September 30, 2026. Sucuri said in a…
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