[Hidden-tech] One page of my site has been hacked and I can't figure out how

[Shel Horowitz]

Oy! A key links page on one of my sites now loads a junk parked page. This
happens whether I click to it from another link or type in the full URL.

An hour chat with a human at tech support left me with nothing but
frustration. They take zero responsibility for this security breach and say
it was on my end and I should buy, install, and run sitelock. As I recall,
I previously had sitelock installed and it was very annoying in the process
required to do anything.

I went into my Hostgator CPanel, changed the PW, and checked the file. It
is the file I last updated in 2019 (which is good, as this would have been
a very difficult page to recreate). I searched both the entire file manager
and the file that is redirecting for the URL of the page it loads and I
also checked the file itself for the word "redirect." Whatever they are
hacking does not seem to be the actual file.

How can I figure out what's jamming my site and get rid of it?

If Passover, Easter, or Ramadan is a holiday you celebrate, I hope yours is
blessed and joyful.

Thanks, as always,

Shel Horowitz - "The Transformpreneur"
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