Drupal is powerful but complex — when vulnerabilities like Drupalgeddon hit, exploitation happens site-wide. We specialize in Drupal cleanups.
Drupal powers millions of high-value sites (government, universities, enterprises) which makes it an attractive target. Major vulnerabilities like Drupalgeddon (SA-CORE-2014-005), Drupalgeddon 2 (SA-CORE-2018-002), and Drupalgeddon 3 enabled remote code execution and led to mass exploitation when patches were slow to apply.
Drupal infections typically involve PHP files dropped into /sites/default/files/ (the default writable path), modified .htaccess to allow PHP execution in file directories, database injection into node_revision or menu_links tables, and compromised module code in /modules/contrib/.
Drupal 7 reached end-of-life in January 2025 — sites still running Drupal 7 no longer receive security updates and should migrate to Drupal 10/11. Cleanup for legacy Drupal 7 is similar to current versions but re-infection risk is permanent.
Yes — sites running unpatched Drupal 7 or older versions are still vulnerable to Drupalgeddon-family exploits. Even some patched sites were compromised before the patch was applied, with backdoors persisting. If your Drupal site was ever running an unpatched version, a security audit is recommended.
Full version migration (Drupal 7 → 10) is a separate, larger project — typically 2-6 weeks depending on contrib modules. Our cleanup service covers malware removal and immediate security. We can recommend a Drupal migration partner for the upgrade.
Drupal architecture is more complex — more file paths to scan, more database tables to audit, and contrib modules often have less standardized code structures. The cleanup is more thorough and takes more analyst time. For high-complexity sites we'll provide a custom quote.
The longer malware stays, the harder recovery becomes.