Title: This file may contain malicious executable code
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# This file may contain malicious executable code

 *  Resolved [jtdataworks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jtdataworks/)
 * (@jtdataworks)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-file-may-contain-malicious-executable-code-1/)
 * I am getting this message as of this morning from Wordfence.
 * This file may contain malicious executable code/home/mywebsite/www/www/wp-content/
   plugins/gravityforms/common.php
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/backupwordpress/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/backupwordpress/)

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 *  Plugin Author [cuvelier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cuvelier/)
 * (@cuvelier)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-file-may-contain-malicious-executable-code-1/#post-6529133)
 * This doesn’t seem BackUpWordPress related.
 * Perhaps contact gravityforms?
 *  Thread Starter [jtdataworks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jtdataworks/)
 * (@jtdataworks)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-file-may-contain-malicious-executable-code-1/#post-6529176)
 * Sorry, wrong string. That is another warning I’m getting. This is the one I am
   getting about BackupWordpress…
 * This file may contain malicious executable code/data/18/2/76/147/2728310/user/
   2998087/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/backupwordpress/composer.phar
 * Thanks!
 *  Plugin Author [cuvelier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cuvelier/)
 * (@cuvelier)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-file-may-contain-malicious-executable-code-1/#post-6529177)
 * Hi there,
 * Thanks for getting in touch.
 * This warning will be resolved in a future update. Where this file will no longer
   be included in the plugin.
 * Cheers!
    Owain
 *  Thread Starter [jtdataworks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jtdataworks/)
 * (@jtdataworks)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-file-may-contain-malicious-executable-code-1/#post-6529178)
 * Thanks!

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 * Last reply from: [jtdataworks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jtdataworks/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-file-may-contain-malicious-executable-code-1/#post-6529178)
 * Status: resolved