Title: spam-links in header.php
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# spam-links in header.php

 *  [platinum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/platinum/)
 * (@platinum)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/spam-links-in-headerphp/)
 * Hi 🙂
 * i have an old version of WP 1.5 from some years. on a windows server.
    no problems.
 * but from 1 month i found a very strange problem:
    each 7-10 days i find this 
   file wp-content//themes/my-theme/header.php modified with a lot of spam-links(
   to russian websites)
 * pleasew can you give me info about a solution?
    how i can find a solution (without
   upgrade all WP)?
 * i hope you can help me 🙂
 * thanks

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/spam-links-in-headerphp/#post-2057078)
 * Upgrade.
 * I mean, at the best case, you’ve been hacked, and at the worst, it’s a server
   compromise. Either way, you’re using an ancient, known-to-have-security-holes,
   version of a product.
 *  Thread Starter [platinum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/platinum/)
 * (@platinum)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/spam-links-in-headerphp/#post-2057088)
 * Hi Ipstenu,
 * thanks for your fast message.
 * yes, i know: upgrade can be a good solution.
    but i’m reading a lot of similar
   problems also for last versions!
 * it’s possibile a “good” solution (also witouht upgrade)?
    where is exactly the
   bug for this problem?
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/spam-links-in-headerphp/#post-2057091)
 * It’s not a bug. It’s called ‘you’re using an ancient, known-to-have-security-
   holes, version of a product.’ It’s not a secure version of WordPress, it has 
   security holes. Someone took advantage of it. You can try the directions here
   [http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_My_site_was_hacked](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_My_site_was_hacked)
   but you still should upgrade.
 * Consider learning about hardening WordPress, as well as your server, which is
   also a common vector for these things.
 *  Thread Starter [platinum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/platinum/)
 * (@platinum)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/spam-links-in-headerphp/#post-2057095)
 * i read your link as soon as!
 * thanks again for now!
 * 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [platinum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/platinum/)
 * (@platinum)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/spam-links-in-headerphp/#post-2057530)
 * UPDATE:
 * i find the problem!
    i changed server …and i never set again file/folder permissions!
 * i did:
    – set file/folder permissions – changed admin password
 * now, withuot upgrade WP (i use still an old version), there are not problems!

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 5 replies
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 * Last reply from: [platinum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/platinum/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/spam-links-in-headerphp/#post-2057530)
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