Delete Phony User from WordPress
Budget: $10 – $30 AUD
At MasterpieceMusic.org, we are developing a Wordpress site to sell sheet music for the flute.
Up until last weekend I was using the free version of Cerber as security.
Despite this, on the weekend some hacker injected a code on the front page that hid it from view.
A developer found and removed the code.
However there is something suspicious in the list of WP users.
There should be only 3 users, all with Admin status.
But WP Users list shows 4.
https://app.screencast.com/glZcVfKcKxZoC
I installed phpMyAdmin to check the DB wp_users.
There a suspicious 4th User showed up, with the name RishatAdmin at yopmail dot com.
After I deleted him 4 hours ago, he showed up again.
Again I deleted him, but the WP user list still shows 4 users, and PHPMYADMIN shows this user creating himself automatically within minutes of me deleting him.
Founder User account created; ID: 21; name: Rishat; email: RishatAdmin at yopmail dot com.; roles: subscriber
I also installed Sucuri Security.
This job requires someone to delete that 4th user permanently and configure
Sucuri Security and Cerberus to block as many threats as possible, while still allowing work on the site to proceed normally.
In your application, please answer the following questions:
1. Can you fix these issues without more plugins?
2. How will you find that 4th user?
Edits must work on all devices and in every browser.
NO placemarker bids.
Quote your price for the job – NOT your hourly rate.
NO phone calls or emails; Freelancer applications only
Up until last weekend I was using the free version of Cerber as security.
Despite this, on the weekend some hacker injected a code on the front page that hid it from view.
A developer found and removed the code.
However there is something suspicious in the list of WP users.
There should be only 3 users, all with Admin status.
But WP Users list shows 4.
https://app.screencast.com/glZcVfKcKxZoC
I installed phpMyAdmin to check the DB wp_users.
There a suspicious 4th User showed up, with the name RishatAdmin at yopmail dot com.
After I deleted him 4 hours ago, he showed up again.
Again I deleted him, but the WP user list still shows 4 users, and PHPMYADMIN shows this user creating himself automatically within minutes of me deleting him.
Founder User account created; ID: 21; name: Rishat; email: RishatAdmin at yopmail dot com.; roles: subscriber
I also installed Sucuri Security.
This job requires someone to delete that 4th user permanently and configure
Sucuri Security and Cerberus to block as many threats as possible, while still allowing work on the site to proceed normally.
In your application, please answer the following questions:
1. Can you fix these issues without more plugins?
2. How will you find that 4th user?
Edits must work on all devices and in every browser.
NO placemarker bids.
Quote your price for the job – NOT your hourly rate.
NO phone calls or emails; Freelancer applications only