Title: Compare WordPress files
Last modified: August 27, 2018

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# Compare WordPress files

 *  [jamessk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jamessk/)
 * (@jamessk)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compare-wordpress-files/)
 * Hi,
 * My website was recently hacked because of the Ultimate Member plugin vulnerabilities.
 * I’ve restored my site to a previous backup but my host is telling me I need to
   compare all files and make sure there is not malicious code anywhere that could
   cause the hack again.
 * Going through every WordPress file would take hours and hours.
 * I’m wondering if there is a quick way of doing this? – does anyone know of a 
   tool I could use in Terminal or even a GUI app that will compare two folders 
   and all sub folders and files and also compare file contents.
 * Thanks
    James
    -  This topic was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/).
    -  This topic was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/).

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 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compare-wordpress-files/#post-10628154)
 * Moved to Fixing WordPress, this is not an Everything else WordPress topic.
 * > My website was recently hacked because of the Ultimate Member plugin vulnerabilities.
 * Not good.
 * > I’ve restored my site to a previous backup but my host is telling me I need
   > to compare all files and make sure there is not malicious code anywhere that
   > could cause the hack again.
 * True.
 * > I’m wondering if there is a quick way of doing this?
 * Generally? No. But try this plugin.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/gotmls/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gotmls/)
 * The author has a great track record for obsessively and compulsively identifying
   bad things in WordPress files and possibly the database. 😉
 * I’ve not used that plugin but I would consider starting with that one.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compare-wordpress-files/#post-10628154)
 * Status: not resolved

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