I have had two WordPress blogs hacked into in the past. That was at a time when I was doing very little internet marketing, and until I found time to address the situation (months later), these sites were penalised in the search engines. They were not removed, but the rankings were reduced.
In my view, the best way to ensure your that is fix wordpress malware attack is via the use of a WordPress backup plugin. This is a relatively inexpensive, elegant and easy to use way to make certain that your website is accessible to you.
Hackers do not have the power once you got all these lined up for your security, to come to a WordPress blog. You can have a WordPress account especially that one which provides big bucks from affiliate site web marketing to you.
Recently, an unknown hacker murdered the site of Reuters and posted a fake news article. Since Reuters is a news site, their reputation is destroyed because of what the hacker did. The same thing may happen to you in the event you don't pay attention.
It's really sexy to fan the flames of fear. That's what journalists and bloggers and politicians and public figures article do. It's terrific for readership and it brings money to the war chests. Balderdash.
Software: If you've installed free scripts search Google for'wordpress security'. You will get many tips on how best to create your WP blog protected.