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How To Check A WordPress Theme and Plugin For Malicious Code

Malicious codes are added to these themes files for several reasons, some of the common reasons are to get a backlink from your website, to add adverts, redirect your website to unknown spam links or worst of all to create a backdoor access to your website.

Your site may got hacked if you use Free or Premium themes & plugins (GPL Included) downloaded from anywhere other than the theme author’s page. I’m going to show you how to check a WordPress Themes and Plugins for malicious code.

Why they add Malicious codes?

  • To get a backlink from your website
  • To get access to your website or blog
  • To redirect your blog to unknown spam links
  • To add their advertisements and banners.
  • or to simply get your website down

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VirusTotal is a free tool that analyzes suspicious files and URLs and facilitates the quick detection of viruses, worms, Trojans, and all kinds of malware. The VirusTotal website is a very good tool if you want to learn how to check a WordPress theme or plugin for malicious code.

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Note: Do not use that themes or plugins if TotalVirus detect any virus by their Intelligence.

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