Is your WordPress website hacked or infected with malicious code? Don’t worry. There are many ways to fix it. You can hire a professional WordPress developer to remove malware on your website and secure it to prevent future incidents. But you may be wondering, “How much does it cost to clean and repair a hacked website in Singapore?” or “What are the charges of a developer to remove malware & repair a hacked WordPress website?“.
In this blog post, we have shared the average costs to repair a hacked WordPress site in Singapore. Also, we will share some of the crucial factors that determine the malware removal & website repair costs.
Let’s begin!
Cost to repair a hacked WordPress website:
- Simple malware removal: SGD 100–250
- Moderate infection with multiple hacked files: SGD 250–500
- Severe infection or hacked e-commerce sites: SGD 500–1,200 or more.
Factors that affect the malware removal cost in Singapore:
#1 Severity of Infection
Is your website deeply infected (on the database or core files level), or is it just an occurrence of suspicious file(s) or spam links on the server? A light infection (like spam links or minor script injections) is cheaper to fix. At the same time, deeper hacks that affect core files, databases, or multiple layers of WordPress security can cost significantly more.
#2 Size of Website
Is the website a simple business site with 8-10 pages and a couple of plugins or an e-commerce store with dozens of plugins and files to clean? This factor will also determine the cost of malware removal. A small business website with a few pages can cost as low as $250 to clean compared to a large e-commerce store with thousands of products, plugins, and customer data that may cost $500 or more.
#3 Number of Infected Files
The more files your developer needs to work on to clear the malware codes, the higher the cost to repair them might be. The type of malware can determine the number of infected files. Some malicious codes affect only core files; however, others may affect other files from the plugins or themes. In some cases, they may leave hidden files that your developer may have to identify and remove. The more time your web developer needs to put into your website’s malware removal, the more they may charge.
#4 Availability of Backup
Having a backup of the website makes it easier for the web developer to fix it quickly; however, if you don’t have the backup, it may take longer for your developer to recreate the pages after they have been attacked by malware, especially if they are broken. Therefore, it may cost you more if you don’t have a backup of your fully-functional website as compared to the situation when you have it. Recreation of webpages, if they are not recoverable after the malware attack, may take a longer time for a developer to do, for which you may have to pay $500 or more.
#5 Security Hardening (Post-removal)
If your web developer is offering security hardening services after the malware removal service, they may charge you more, as they will need to put in extra time to do that. However, if you just want your web developer to fix the hacked website and not do any security hardening activity, you may have to pay less. But it makes complete sense to get your website’s security hardened to prevent it from getting a malware attack again. At Innomedia, we always harden our clients’ websites after removing the malware from their sites.
#6 Time-sensitivity
How urgent do you need your website to get back up & running? Of course, having malware on a website is a critical problem and must be resolved immediately. But hiring a web developer on an urgent basis may come with an extra price. In other words, when you hire a web developer to fix your website issues, especially removing malware quickly, you may have to pay extra.
However, the good news is that at Innomedia, we don’t overcharge for our express services because we understand how crucial it is for any business to have a functioning website today.