Title: Suspicious code in footer
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Suspicious code in footer

 *  [Polaritet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/polaritet/)
 * (@polaritet)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/suspicious-code-in-footer/)
 * Hello!
 * I got a theme outside wordpress.org, and did read that you always should check
   the theme for malicious code doing so. Looking for eval( and mail( was supposedly
   most important.
 * I downloaded Grep and searched for those codes and found this in the footer.php:
   _[
   Please do not post hack code here ]
 *  also found over 100 hits on “mail”, so not gonna post all those here but is 
   there anything special i should look for at the places i find it?
 * Very thankfull for help, because im not gonna put it on my serrver before i know
   for 101%, that the theme dont have any strange things in it.
 * P.S I dont know anything about “codes” and stuff, so dont get to technical if
   you feel for helping;)
     

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 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/suspicious-code-in-footer/#post-3697679)
 * This may be relevant: [http://www.chipbennett.net/2010/12/10/only-download-wordpress-themes-from-trusted-sources/](http://www.chipbennett.net/2010/12/10/only-download-wordpress-themes-from-trusted-sources/)
 * Stick to themes from the repository on this site.
 *  Thread Starter [Polaritet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/polaritet/)
 * (@polaritet)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/suspicious-code-in-footer/#post-3697696)
 * Did google the theme after reading that, and it seemed to be a hacked version.
   I also found the rightfull owner distributing it on another site, which i feel
   much more comfortable in.
 * Happy that i didnt install the theme.

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 * Last reply from: [Polaritet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/polaritet/)
 * Last activity: [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/suspicious-code-in-footer/#post-3697696)
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