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I got a notification that I was using more of the resources than my monthly budget.
On checking with glances - I found something using 90%+ CPU with a link to pool.supportxmr.com
I installed ClamAV and ran a scan in the tmp folder and there is an infection. Unfortunately ClamAV can’t remove it.
I tried to manually remove - no luck I tried to chmod 777 - no luck
Any ideas what I can do to clean up the infection? Any ideas how I can figure out how this got into my droplet?
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Hi @smallaquaurchin,
I’m mostly certain there are other areas a part from the TMP folder that got infected. In such cases, it’s always best to contact a security expert to help you clean your Droplet and Website. That is of course if you can’t do it yourself.
Regarding the /tmp folder. You should be able to remove its contents but not the folder itself.
Hello there,
ClamAV scan will usually return a list of files/folders that are infected and you can act based on this information. You can remove any files that are been uploaded/infected when logged in as the root
As mentioned if you’re not familiar with the process you can always reach out to a third party that can help you with the process.
Additionally, if you have a snapshot or backup of your droplet before the infection occurred you can revert the changes by spinning a new droplet from your snapshot or restoring files from a backup.
Regards
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