Urgent: Website Showing 403 Error - Suspicious Files Found

[pardeeppatel]

Hello everyone

I hope you're doing well. I'm facing a critical issue with my website (on WordPress) and I'm hoping to get some insights from this community.

Today, when I tried to access my website, I encountered a frustrating 403 error. To tackle this, I took the step of deleting the ".htaccess" file, which surprisingly resolved the problem. Unfortunately, my relief was short-lived, as the same error reappeared after a few hours.

Digging deeper into the issue, I made an unsettling discovery. During my investigation, I stumbled upon two files in the root directory of my website: "ioxi-rex3.php7" and "ioxi-rex5.php7". This has raised some red flags for me.

I've attached these files to this post. I would greatly appreciate it if any of you could take a look and share your insights. Are these files harmful? Has anyone else encountered similar files or issues before?

I'm truly puzzled by this situation and concerned about the security of my website. Your expertise and guidance would be invaluable to me at this moment.

Thank you in advance for your time and assistance.

Best regards,
Pardeep Patel

 

[pardeeppatel]

File 01 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HIvn9V4ccgEJjy09yCVJvM8TPATi-2VQ/view?usp=sharing

File 02 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N_5-oL_ciOqLjNNWcdY0qwukqpzDCaVL/view?usp=sharing

 

[Tuton]

Hello,

Try enable debug mode and see what comes up.

Useful information we need

Host where are you hosting?

What plugins and theme you install or have install and from where?

Any backup?

The more information will be great

 

[pardeeppatel]

Hosted on Bluehost, and yes I have the backup.

As not able to upload files here, have some strange code.

and about plugins I am using updraft, rest re from Direct WordPress Repository like contact form, akismet