As a complete rookie, the obfuscated code would work a charm on me:
http://wordpress.pastebin.ca/1916581
I’ve pastebin’d it in the hope that one of you guys can tell me which bit in particular needs removing to make the footer fair game. Thanks for the help so far!
I’ve decoded the footer, and there appears to be no other encrypted code in other files, but I still can’t edit the footer without the theme blocking the site off with a big ‘don’t edit the footer’ sign.
I don’t really want bingo adverts in my footer, but the theme is everything I need for the site.
Taking in mind that I’m no expert at php: what steps should I take to get rid of the footer?