Title: The WPCode PlugIn installing itself every night
Last modified: December 19, 2023

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# The WPCode PlugIn installing itself every night

 *  Resolved [grulok](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grulok/)
 * (@grulok)
 * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-wpcode-plugin-installing-itself-every-night/)
 * I have never intentionally installed the WP Code plugin, yet the last 3 or 4 
   nights it keeps installing itself in the middle of the night. And sometimes it
   does it breaks my site. I would like to understand why this is happening so that
   I can stop it from happening.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fthe-wpcode-plugin-installing-itself-every-night%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Mircea Sandu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gripgrip/)
 * (@gripgrip)
 * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-wpcode-plugin-installing-itself-every-night/#post-17287829)
 * Hi [@grulok](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grulok/),
 * I’m sorry you ran into that issue, that is likely happening because your site
   has been compromised. The first step you should take is reach out to your hosting
   company to ask for assistance cleaning up and ensuring the actual exploit is 
   addressed, if possible restoring a previous backup before this started happening.
 * You can find more details to get started with fixing this in the following articles:
 * > [FAQ My site was hacked](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/faq-my-site-was-hacked/)
 * [https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/beginners-step-step-guide-fixing-hacked-wordpress-site/](https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/beginners-step-step-guide-fixing-hacked-wordpress-site/)
 *  Thread Starter [grulok](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grulok/)
 * (@grulok)
 * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-wpcode-plugin-installing-itself-every-night/#post-17287989)
 * Thank you
   I will give it a try. I have already done a lot, I just can’t find 
   the modified files or code.
 * My server “ImunifyAV” malware tool and also other scanners do not find the modified
   files.
 * I will continue my search. If there are any other tips. Thank you very much.

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## Tags

 * [hacked](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/hacked/)
 * [installing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/installing/)
 * [itself](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/itself/)

 * 2 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [grulok](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grulok/)
 * Last activity: [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-wpcode-plugin-installing-itself-every-night/#post-17287989)
 * Status: resolved