Can anyone tell me if these ~10 .htaccess files can be deleted (malware)

  • I was told I have some malware on one of my sites, I changed passwords, etc now I just need to clean it (luckily not much), can these just be deleted?

    /home4/usernameabc/public_html/website123/aki/.htaccess: SL-HTACCESS-GENERIC-aap.UNOFFICIAL FOUND
    /home4/usernameabc/public_html/website123/wp-includes/.htaccess: SL-HTACCESS-GENERIC-aap.UNOFFICIAL FOUND
    /home4/usernameabc/public_html/website123/.quarantine/.htaccess: SL-HTACCESS-GENERIC-aap.UNOFFICIAL FOUND
    /home4/usernameabc/public_html/website123/menu/.htaccess: SL-HTACCESS-GENERIC-aap.UNOFFICIAL FOUND
    /home4/usernameabc/public_html/website123/.well-known/.htaccess: SL-HTACCESS-GENERIC-aap.UNOFFICIAL FOUND
    /home4/usernameabc/public_html/website123/images/.htaccess: SL-HTACCESS-GENERIC-aap.UNOFFICIAL FOUND
    /home4/usernameabc/public_html/website123/cgi-bin/.htaccess: SL-HTACCESS-GENERIC-aap.UNOFFICIAL FOUND
    /home4/usernameabc/public_html/website123/.tmb/.htaccess: SL-HTACCESS-GENERIC-aap.UNOFFICIAL FOUND
    /home4/usernameabc/public_html/website123/__MACOSX-disable/.htaccess: SL-HTACCESS-GENERIC-aap.UNOFFICIAL FOUND

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  • @taymag, I’m sorry to hear your site was affected by malware. The files you mentioned don’t appear to be files that WordPress would include, so they should be able to be removed safely.

    Note that if malware was able to add the files you mention, it’s possible that some of the WordPress core files were modified and could include additional malware. I’d recommend installing WordPress fresh (but keep your uploads, settings, and database). Carefully follow this guide. When you’re done, you may want to implement some (if not all) of the recommended security measures and start backing up your site.

    Be sure to reach out to your hosting company for assistance in ensuring that your WordPress website is set up in a secure way that could prevent this from happening in the future. I wish you a speedy cleanup!

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