Title: [Plugin: Slideshow Gallery Pro] Malware Target?
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: Slideshow Gallery Pro] Malware Target?

 *  [lrivers](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lrivers/)
 * (@lrivers)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slideshow-gallery-pro-malware-target/)
 * I was notified by my hosting provider (Dreamhost) that one of my WP installs 
   had been (possibly) compromised. The file of concern was ../wp-content/uploads/
   slideshow-gallery-pro/oldtemp.php, which did have weird permissions and ownership.
 * Not to be alarmist or anything, but if you are using this plugin, you might want
   to check your setup and see if that file is a problem for you.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/slideshow-gallery-pro/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/slideshow-gallery-pro/)

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 *  Plugin Author [cpres](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cpres/)
 * (@cpres)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slideshow-gallery-pro-malware-target/#post-2319673)
 * Thank you for bringing this to my attention!
 * I am the contributor of the plugin and haven’t heard of this before. If anyone
   out there can help me make that folder more secure and still allow my plugin 
   to upload images to it that would be very helpful!
 * As far as the uploader is concerned it only allows png, jpg, gif. So it accessed
   that folder in a different way.

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 * Last reply from: [cpres](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cpres/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slideshow-gallery-pro-malware-target/#post-2319673)
 * Status: not resolved