[Plugin: BulletProof Security] Complete Uninstall of BPS?

Okay, I screwed this up and it is most definitely my fault.

However, at some point, I had .htaccess Control (WP plugin) and Bulletproof Security… And the site just keeps breaking.

For some reason, if I install a new plugin, no problem. But if I try to activate a plugin that has already been active at some point, the site becomes unusable and I get weird errors. Sometimes server 500 errors… Sometimes other things.

I installed another .htaccess editor, to see if I could figure out what is going on. Even though BPS is uninstalled, I can see that it is still somehow providing the htaccess. When I go into the editor, I see the BPS code.

If I use FTP to look at the .htaccess file in my root, this is what I see: (the commenting is from the .htaccess Control plugin, even though I have uninstalled that one too!)

# WPhtc: Begin Custom htaccess
RewriteEngine on

# WPhtC: Protect WP-config.php
<files wp-config.php>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</files>

# WPhtC: Protect .htaccess file
<files ~ “^.*\.([Hh][Tt][Aa])”>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</files>

# WPhtC: Protect comments.php
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} POST
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} .wp-comments-post\.php*
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !.*https://sds2.buylifeinsurances.com.* [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^$
RewriteRule (.*) ^https://%{REMOTE_ADDR}/$ [R=301,L]

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ – [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>

# END WordPress

But, like I said, if I install an .htaccess editor, I see something else. I see BPS.

What’s really weird is that whatever .htaccess editor plugin I try, it only loads long enough for me to see the BPS code.

However, then when I try to change it or do anything, I get an error on my page that says “No File Specified” (or something very close to that). The same thing happens if I reinstall BPS. The site breaks. Then I need to remove the plugin via FTP, because I can’t get to it any other way… And then that leaves traces of the program… I think.

I just want to go back to a virgin site and then reinstall BPS…or uninstall it, every trace.

I am really desperate. I’ve been trying to figure this out since 4am. Any help is greatly appreciated. I would like to use BPS, but I can’t get it back or get rid of it. Thank you in advance.

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