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After deleting quarantined files in BPS Pro 11.4, the website now has 403 forbidden You don’t have permission to access / on this server.  However, I am able to see the site from my whitelisted IP and I can login to wp-admin fine from the whitelisted IP.  I figured this has to be .htaccess issue, so I tested by Deactivate Root Folder BulletProof Mode.  No change. Then I edited the file from the htaccess file editor and removed everything from the current root htaccess file and also the current wp-admin htaccess file – no change.  Any suggestions?

Here is the contents of the root htaccess: (IPs replaced with xxx)

#   BULLETPROOF PRO 11.4 SECURE .HTACCESS          

# CUSTOM CODE TOP PHP/PHP.INI HANDLER/CACHE CODE

# Using DENY will block all iFrames including iFrames on your own website
# Header set X-Frame-Options DENY
# Recommended: SAMEORIGIN - iFrames from the same site are allowed - other sites are blocked
# Block other sites from displaying your website in iFrames
# Protects against Clickjacking
Header always append X-Frame-Options SAMEORIGIN
# Protects against Drive-by Download attacks
# Protects against MIME/Content/Data sniffing
Header set X-Content-Type-Options nosniff

# BEGIN WEBSITE SPEED BOOST
# Time cheat sheet in seconds
# A86400 = 1 day
# A172800 = 2 days
# A2419200 = 1 month
# A4838400 = 2 months
# A29030400 = 1 year

# Test which ETag setting works best on your Host/Server/Website
# with Firefox Firebug, Firephp and Yslow benchmark tests.

# Create the ETag (entity tag) response header field
#FileETag MTime Size

# Remove the ETag (entity tag) response header field
Header unset ETag
FileETag none

ExpiresActive on
ExpiresByType image/jpg A4838400
ExpiresByType image/gif A4838400
ExpiresByType image/jpeg A4838400
ExpiresByType image/png A4838400
ExpiresByType video/webm A4838400
ExpiresByType application/x-shockwave-flash A4838400
ExpiresByType application/x-javascript A4838400
ExpiresByType application/javascript A4838400
ExpiresByType text/javascript A4838400
ExpiresByType text/css A4838400
#ExpiresByType text/html A86400
# Default is 2 days below so the line above is not needed / commented out
ExpiresDefault A172800

<FilesMatch "\.(js|css|flv|ico|pdf|avi|mov|ppt|doc|mp3|wmv|wav|gif|jpg|jpeg|png|swf|webm)$">
Header append Cache-Control "public"

<FilesMatch "\.(txt|html)$">
Header append Cache-Control "proxy-revalidate"

<FilesMatch "\.(php|cgi|pl|htm|xml)$">
Header set Cache-Control "private, no-cache, no-store, proxy-revalidate, no-transform"
Header set Pragma "no-cache"

# Insert filters
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/plain
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/css
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xhtml+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/rss+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/javascript
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-javascript
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-httpd-php
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-httpd-fastphp
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/svg+xml

# Drop problematic browsers
BrowserMatch ^Mozilla/4 gzip-only-text/html
BrowserMatch ^Mozilla/4\.0[678] no-gzip
BrowserMatch \bMSI[E] !no-gzip !gzip-only-text/html

# Make sure proxies don't deliver the wrong content
Header append Vary User-Agent env=!dont-vary

# END WEBSITE SPEED BOOST

# TURN OFF YOUR SERVER SIGNATURE
# Suppresses the footer line server version number and ServerName of the serving virtual host
ServerSignature Off

# DO NOT SHOW DIRECTORY LISTING
# Disallow mod_autoindex from displaying a directory listing
# If a 500 Internal Server Error occurs when activating Root BulletProof Mode 
# copy the entire DO NOT SHOW DIRECTORY LISTING and DIRECTORY INDEX sections of code 
# and paste it into BPS Custom Code and comment out Options -Indexes 
# by adding a # sign in front of it.
# Example: #Options -Indexes
Options -Indexes

# DIRECTORY INDEX FORCE INDEX.PHP
# Use index.php as default directory index file. index.html will be ignored.
# If a 500 Internal Server Error occurs when activating Root BulletProof Mode 
# copy the entire DO NOT SHOW DIRECTORY LISTING and DIRECTORY INDEX sections of code 
# and paste it into BPS Custom Code and comment out DirectoryIndex 
# by adding a # sign in front of it.
# Example: #DirectoryIndex index.php index.html /index.php
DirectoryIndex index.php index.html /index.php

# CUSTOM CODE BRUTE FORCE LOGIN PAGE PROTECTION
# BRUTE FORCE LOGIN PAGE PROTECTION
# Protect wp-login.php from Brute Force Login Attacks
<FilesMatch "^(wp-login\.php)">
Order Allow,Deny
# Add your Public IP Address using 2 or 3 octets so that if/when
# your IP address changes it will still be in your subnet range. If you
# have a static IP address then use all 4 octets.
# Examples: 2 octets: 65.100. 3 octets: 65.100.50. 4 octets: 65.100.50.1
# Allow 
Allow from xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

# BPS PRO ERROR LOGGING AND TRACKING
# Use BPS Custom Code to modify/edit/change this code and to save it permanently.
# BPS Pro has premade 403 Forbidden, 400 Bad Request, 410 Gone and 404 Not Found files that are used 
# to track and log 403, 400, 410 and 404 errors that occur on your website. When a hacker attempts to
# hack your website the hackers IP address, Host name, Request Method, Referering link, the file name or
# requested resource, the user agent of the hacker and the query string used in the hack attempt are logged.
# All BPS Pro log files are htaccess protected so that only you can view them. 
# The 400.php, 403.php, 404.php and 410.php files are located in /wp-content/plugins/bulletproof-security/
# The 400, 410 and 403 Error logging files are already set up and will automatically start logging errors
# after you install BPS Pro and have activated BulletProof Mode for your Root folder.
# If you would like to log 404 errors you will need to copy the logging code in the BPS Pro 404.php file
# to your Theme's 404.php template file. Simple instructions are included in the BPS Pro 404.php file.
# You can open the BPS Pro 404.php file using the WP Plugins Editor or by using the BPS Pro File Manager.
# NOTE: By default WordPress automatically looks in your Theme's folder for a 404.php Theme template file.

ErrorDocument 400 /wp-content/plugins/bulletproof-security/400.php
ErrorDocument 401 default
ErrorDocument 403 /wp-content/plugins/bulletproof-security/403.php
ErrorDocument 404 /404.php
ErrorDocument 410 /wp-content/plugins/bulletproof-security/410.php

# DENY ACCESS TO PROTECTED SERVER FILES AND FOLDERS
# Use BPS Custom Code to modify/edit/change this code and to save it permanently.
# Files and folders starting with a dot: .htaccess, .htpasswd, .errordocs, .logs
RedirectMatch 403 \.(htaccess|htpasswd|errordocs|logs)$

# WP-ADMIN/INCLUDES
# Use BPS Custom Code to remove this code permanently.
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^wp-admin/includes/ - [F]
RewriteRule !^wp-includes/ - [S=3]
RewriteRule ^wp-includes/[^/]+\.php$ - [F]
RewriteRule ^wp-includes/js/tinymce/langs/.+\.php - [F]
RewriteRule ^wp-includes/theme-compat/ - [F]

# WP REWRITE LOOP START
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]

# REQUEST METHODS FILTERED
# If you want to allow HEAD Requests use BPS Custom Code and 
# remove/delete HEAD| from the Request Method filter.
# Example: RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} ^(TRACE|DELETE|TRACK|DEBUG) [NC]
# The TRACE, DELETE, TRACK and DEBUG Request methods should never be removed.
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} ^(HEAD|TRACE|DELETE|TRACK|DEBUG) [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ - [F]

# PLUGINS/THEMES AND VARIOUS EXPLOIT FILTER SKIP RULES
# To add plugin/theme skip/bypass rules use BPS Custom Code.
# The [S] flag is used to skip following rules. Skip rule [S=12] will skip 12 following RewriteRules.
# The skip rules MUST be in descending consecutive number order: 12, 11, 10, 9...
# If you delete a skip rule, change the other skip rule numbers accordingly.
# Examples: If RewriteRule [S=5] is deleted than change [S=6] to [S=5], [S=7] to [S=6], etc.
# If you add a new skip rule above skip rule 12 it will be skip rule 13: [S=13]

# Adminer MySQL management tool data populate
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/wp-content/plugins/adminer/ [NC]
RewriteRule . - [S=12]
# Comment Spam Pack MU Plugin - CAPTCHA images not displaying 
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/wp-content/mu-plugins/custom-anti-spam/ [NC]
RewriteRule . - [S=11]
# Peters Custom Anti-Spam display CAPTCHA Image
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/wp-content/plugins/peters-custom-anti-spam-image/ [NC] 
RewriteRule . - [S=10]
# Status Updater plugin fb connect
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/wp-content/plugins/fb-status-updater/ [NC] 
RewriteRule . - [S=9]
# Stream Video Player - Adding FLV Videos Blocked
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/wp-content/plugins/stream-video-player/ [NC]
RewriteRule . - [S=8]
# XCloner 404 or 403 error when updating settings
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/wp-content/plugins/xcloner-backup-and-restore/ [NC]
RewriteRule . - [S=7]
# BuddyPress Logout Redirect
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} action=logout&redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2F(.*) [NC]
RewriteRule . - [S=6]
# redirect_to=
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} redirect_to=(.*) [NC]
RewriteRule . - [S=5]
# Login Plugins Password Reset And Redirect 1
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} action=resetpass&key=(.*) [NC]
RewriteRule . - [S=4]
# Login Plugins Password Reset And Redirect 2
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} action=rp&key=(.*) [NC]
RewriteRule . - [S=3]

# TIMTHUMB FORBID RFI and MISC FILE SKIP/BYPASS RULE
# Use BPS Custom Code to modify/edit/change this code and to save it permanently.
# Remote File Inclusion (RFI) security rules
# Note: Only whitelist your additional domains or files if needed - do not whitelist hacker domains or files
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^.*(http|https|ftp)(%3A|:)(%2F|/)(%2F|/)(w){0,3}.?(blogger|picasa|blogspot|tsunami|petapolitik|photobucket|imgur|imageshack|wordpress\.com|img\.youtube|tinypic\.com|upload\.wikimedia|kkc|start-thegame).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^.*(http|https|ftp)(%3A|:)(%2F|/)(%2F|/)(w){0,3}.?(blogger|picasa|blogspot|tsunami|petapolitik|photobucket|imgur|imageshack|wordpress\.com|img\.youtube|tinypic\.com|upload\.wikimedia|kkc|start-thegame).*$ [NC]
RewriteRule .* index.php [F]
# 
# Example: Whitelist additional misc files: (example\.php|another-file\.php|phpthumb\.php|thumb\.php|thumbs\.php)
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (timthumb\.php|phpthumb\.php|thumb\.php|thumbs\.php) [NC]
# Example: Whitelist additional website domains: RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^.*(YourWebsite.com|AnotherWebsite.com).*
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^.*lfistaffing.com.*
RewriteRule . - [S=1]

# BEGIN BPSQSE BPS QUERY STRING EXPLOITS
# The libwww-perl User Agent is forbidden - Many bad bots use libwww-perl modules, but some good bots use it too.
# Good sites such as W3C use it for their W3C-LinkChecker. 
# Use BPS Custom Code to add or remove user agents temporarily or permanently from the 
# User Agent filters directly below or to modify/edit/change any of the other security code rules below.
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} (havij|libwww-perl|wget|python|nikto|curl|scan|java|winhttp|clshttp|loader) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} (%0A|%0D|%27|%3C|%3E|%00) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} (;|<|>|'|"|\)|\(|%0A|%0D|%22|%27|%28|%3C|%3E|%00).*(libwww-perl|wget|python|nikto|curl|scan|java|winhttp|HTTrack|clshttp|archiver|loader|email|harvest|extract|grab|miner) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} (\?|\*|%2a)+(%20+|\\s+|%20+\\s+|\\s+%20+|\\s+%20+\\s+)HTTP(:/|/) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} etc/passwd [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} cgi-bin [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} (%0A|%0D|\\r|\\n) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} owssvr\.dll [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} (%0A|%0D|%27|%3C|%3E|%00) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} \.opendirviewer\. [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} users\.skynet\.be.* [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} [a-zA-Z0-9_]=http:// [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} [a-zA-Z0-9_]=(\.\.//?)+ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} [a-zA-Z0-9_]=/([a-z0-9_.]//?)+ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} \=PHP[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12} [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (\.\./|%2e%2e%2f|%2e%2e/|\.\.%2f|%2e\.%2f|%2e\./|\.%2e%2f|\.%2e/) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ftp\: [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} http\: [NC,OR] 
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} https\: [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} \=\|w\| [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^(.*)/self/(.*)$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^(.*)cPath=http://(.*)$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (\<|%3C).*script.*(\>|%3E) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (<|%3C)([^s]*s)+cript.*(>|%3E) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (\<|%3C).*embed.*(\>|%3E) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (<|%3C)([^e]*e)+mbed.*(>|%3E) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (\<|%3C).*object.*(\>|%3E) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (<|%3C)([^o]*o)+bject.*(>|%3E) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (\<|%3C).*iframe.*(\>|%3E) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (<|%3C)([^i]*i)+frame.*(>|%3E) [NC,OR] 
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} base64_encode.*\(.*\) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} base64_(en|de)code[^(]*\([^)]*\) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} GLOBALS(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2}) [OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} _REQUEST(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2}) [OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^.*(\(|\)|<|>|%3c|%3e).* [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^.*(\x00|\x04|\x08|\x0d|\x1b|\x20|\x3c|\x3e|\x7f).* [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (NULL|OUTFILE|LOAD_FILE) [OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (\.{1,}/)+(motd|etc|bin) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (localhost|loopback|127\.0\.0\.1) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (<|>|'|%0A|%0D|%27|%3C|%3E|%00) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} concat[^\(]*\( [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} union([^s]*s)+elect [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} union([^a]*a)+ll([^s]*s)+elect [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} \-[sdcr].*(allow_url_include|allow_url_fopen|safe_mode|disable_functions|auto_prepend_file) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (;|<|>|'|"|\)|%0A|%0D|%22|%27|%3C|%3E|%00).*(/\*|union|select|insert|drop|delete|update|cast|create|char|convert|alter|declare|order|script|set|md5|benchmark|encode) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (sp_executesql) [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ - [F]
# END BPSQSE BPS QUERY STRING EXPLOITS
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
# WP REWRITE LOOP END

# DENY BROWSER ACCESS TO THESE FILES 
# Use BPS Custom Code to modify/edit/change this code and to save it permanently.
# wp-config.php, bb-config.php, php.ini, php5.ini, readme.html
# To be able to view these files from a Browser, replace 127.0.0.1 with your actual 
# current IP address. Comment out: #Deny from all and Uncomment: Allow from 127.0.0.1 
# Note: The BPS System Info page displays which modules are loaded on your server. 

<FilesMatch "^(wp-config\.php|php\.ini|php5\.ini|readme\.html|bb-config\.php)">
Order Allow,Deny
Deny from all
#Allow from 127.0.0.1

# CUSTOM CODE BOTTOM HOTLINKING/FORBID COMMENT SPAMMERS/BLOCK BOTS/BLOCK IP/REDIRECT CODE
# XML-RPC DDoS & TRACKBACK/PINGBACK PROTECTION
# Using this code blocks Pingbacks and Trackbacks on your website.
# You can whitelist your IP address if you use A Weblog Client
# or want to whitelist your IP address for any other reasons.
# Example: uncomment #Allow from x.x.x. by deleting the # sign and
# replace the x's with your actual IP address. Allow from 99.88.77.
# Note: It is recommended that you use 3 octets x.x.x. of your IP address
# instead of 4 octets x.x.x.x of your IP address.

<FilesMatch "^(xmlrpc\.php|wp-trackback\.php)">
Order Deny,Allow
# Whitelist Jetpack/ Automattic CIDR IP Address Blocks
Allow from xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Deny from all