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In this article we'll dicuss steps you can take to clean up a .htaccess hack. The .htaccess file is used to primarily setup rewrite rules to control the way your site is accessed. You might not notice that your .htaccess has been hacked until either a manual investigation, or you happen to get a malware warning on website that it's redirecting to a malicious site.https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/website_website-troubleshooting_404s_file-manager-settings.png