Blocking

The hosting provider has blocked your website

A hosting provider blocks a website when spam has been sent through your package or malicious code is being delivered. To unblock it, the provider requires comprehensible documentation showing that the cause has been eliminated.

I prepare this report and carry out the cleanup it is based on.

Elias Arndt, WordPress expert from Schleswig
Elias Arndt

WordPress expert from Schleswig
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What happens when a website is blocked

The effects usually extend beyond the website, because other services are also located in the same package.

The website is offline

Instead of your page, a notice page from the provider appears. The page is therefore no longer accessible to visitors and search engines.

Emails are stopped

If the mailbox is in the same package, business correspondence also comes to a halt. This is often noticed faster than the blocking itself.

Access is restricted

Some providers also block FTP and the database. For the cleanup, temporary access must then first be requested.

Documentation is required

Without a written account of what was found and removed, the package remains blocked. A mere assurance is generally not sufficient.

The path to unblocking

1

Clarify access

First, it is clarified with the provider which access will be enabled for the cleanup. Many providers set up temporary maintenance access for this purpose.

2

Clean up and document

The malicious code is removed and every location is documented. This list forms the basis for the request to unblock the package.

3

Support the unblocking process

I draft the response to the provider and answer technical questions. This generally makes one to two business days until unblocking realistic.

Transparent costs

Malware scan

50 €

plus VAT · one-time

If you commission the cleanup afterwards, the 50 € will be fully credited.

Most frequently chosen

Cleanup

280 €

plus VAT · fixed price, scan included

✓ Money-back guaranteeIf I can't clean the site, you pay nothing.

Ongoing support

from €65

per month, plus VAT.

The complete fine print:

  • All prices are plus 19 % VAT.
  • Orders processed on Saturdays, Sundays or public holidays cost an additional one-time 100 € weekend surcharge.
  • Response and recovery times apply Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Outside these hours, I will respond as quickly as I can, but without a guarantee.
  • The time starts when I have received all the necessary access credentials – not from your first message.
  • I discuss special cases such as multiple sites in one installation, WooCommerce with ongoing orders or multisite with you beforehand and tell you the price before I start.

Frequently asked questions

Can I simply move to another hosting provider?

I advise against this as long as the cause has not been eliminated. You take the malicious code with you when moving, and the new provider will block you again for the same reason. Moving only makes sense after the cleanup.

As a rule, yes. The blocking affects delivery to the outside, not the data itself. Access usually requires a request to support, which I can help formulate.

The cleanup is completed within 6 hours of all access credentials becoming available. How quickly the provider unblocks the package afterward is outside my control; one to two business days is usual.

A blocked website remains blocked until the documentation is submitted

A call costs you nothing and takes five minutes. If it turns out to be a different problem, I will tell you that too.

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