Title: Editing /Locating Source code
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Editing /Locating Source code

 *  [annevcentral](https://wordpress.org/support/users/annevcentral/)
 * (@annevcentral)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-locating-source-code/)
 * Hello.
    I am trying to get something off of my site that appears on the bottom.
   It’s a link to another site which I have never authorized and I am unsure how
   to remove it. I see it on the site and when viewing source, however I’ve been
   unable to locate this on the edit dashboard. Any assistance would be appreciated.
   It appears as such on source code:
 * _[ Moderator note: hacked code redacted ]_

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 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-locating-source-code/#post-3886567)
 * Unfortunately, your site has been hacked – see:
 * [http://sitecheck.sucuri.net/results/www.annevcentral.com/](http://sitecheck.sucuri.net/results/www.annevcentral.com/)
 * You’ll need to start working your way through ALL of these:
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_My_site_was_hacked](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_My_site_was_hacked)
   
   [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/268083#post-1065779](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/268083#post-1065779)
   [http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/2008/06/24/how-to-completely-clean-your-hacked-wordpress-installation/](http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/2008/06/24/how-to-completely-clean-your-hacked-wordpress-installation/)
   [http://ottopress.com/2009/hacked-wordpress-backdoors/](http://ottopress.com/2009/hacked-wordpress-backdoors/)
 * Additional Resources:
    [http://sitecheck.sucuri.net/scanner/](http://sitecheck.sucuri.net/scanner/)
   [http://www.unmaskparasites.com/](http://www.unmaskparasites.com/) [http://blog.sucuri.net/2012/03/wordpress-understanding-its-true-vulnerability.html](http://blog.sucuri.net/2012/03/wordpress-understanding-its-true-vulnerability.html)
 *  [jptiernan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jptiernan/)
 * (@jptiernan)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-locating-source-code/#post-3886601)
 * That’s a strange response. Meanwhile I’ve been trying to figure out how to change
   words and add photos to my site without success. Could it be that it also has
   been hacked, or is the system more complicated than I realized going in?
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-locating-source-code/#post-3886603)
 * You might want to look at that first link I posted.
 * And if you need help, please start your own thread per –
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Where_To_Post](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Where_To_Post)

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-locating-source-code/#post-3886603)
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