Title: is this code safe?
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# is this code safe?

 *  [rhusari](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhusari/)
 * (@rhusari)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-this-code-safe/)
 * Running exploit scanner, this came up in one of the plugins:
    base64_decode(‘
   CjwhLS0KfCAgY2hDb3VudGVyIBsKfCAgYSBjb3Vud can anyone tell what this code stands
   for and whether any reasons to treat it as suspicious? thanks.

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 *  [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * (@claytonjames)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-this-code-safe/#post-2283415)
 * It could be something to be concerned about. Obfuscated code is usually an indication
   that someone has coded something they either don’t want you to change, or don’t
   want you to easily see. [How to decrypt an encoded theme](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-decrypt-an-encoded-theme?replies=4)
 *  Thread Starter [rhusari](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhusari/)
 * (@rhusari)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-this-code-safe/#post-2283420)
 * thanks for the links. The decoder didn’t reveal anything significant but I still
   don’t see why it’s there.Thought it’s safer to delete the plugin all together.
 *  [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * (@claytonjames)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-this-code-safe/#post-2283422)
 * You’re welcome. Better safe than sorry.

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 * In: [Hacks](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/hacks/)
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 * Last reply from: [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-this-code-safe/#post-2283422)
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