Title: New virus code found on WordPress
Last modified: April 24, 2019

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# New virus code found on WordPress

 *  [Bogdan Gerasymenko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kleindberg/)
 * (@kleindberg)
 * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-virus-code-found-on-wordpress/)
 * Here is a new virus for WordPress I found on my site. It create a new PHP file
   in wp-content/plugins directory with a random names like wp_fragment0ba4684943a4d97f4dedcac9767ee244.
   php.
 * If anyone want to test or see a source code, here it is:
 * **[redacted – please do not post malware, or links to it, here.]**
    -  This topic was modified 7 years, 1 month ago by [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/).

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 *  [Kartik Shukla](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kartiks16/)
 * (@kartiks16)
 * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-virus-code-found-on-wordpress/#post-11461751)
 * Hello kleindberg,
 * Would recommend you to take a look at below reference link
 * [https://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress](https://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress)
 * Try to disable suspicious plugin and important is take a complete backup of your
   site so you can re-upload when required.
 * Thanks.
 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-virus-code-found-on-wordpress/#post-11461758)
 * Please remain calm and give this a good read.
 * > [FAQ My site was hacked](https://wordpress.org/support/article/faq-my-site-was-hacked/)

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 * Last reply from: [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-virus-code-found-on-wordpress/#post-11461758)
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