Title: Security Alert
Last modified: December 19, 2016

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# Security Alert

 *  Resolved [back2bed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/back2bed/)
 * (@back2bed)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-alert/)
 * I just downloaded your plugin and my host has sent me this email:
 * Attack on Your 1&1 Webspace – Important Information for Your Security
 * Our anti-virus scanner reports that the following malicious file has been uploaded
   to your 1&1 Webspace:
 * ~Mattress/wp-content/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/binaries/cwebp-linux

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 *  Plugin Author [Shane Bishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nosilver4u/)
 * (@nosilver4u)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-alert/#post-8570036)
 * They need to update their virus definitions, there are no virii in the EWWW I.
   O. plugin. ClamAV (and any scanner that uses their definitions) detected it falsely
   about 2-3 months ago, but I just did a fresh scan and came up empty.
 *  Thread Starter [back2bed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/back2bed/)
 * (@back2bed)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-alert/#post-8570418)
 * Thanks for confirming so quickly – i thought it was false and i’ll be speaking
   to SP in the morning.

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 * Last reply from: [back2bed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/back2bed/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-alert/#post-8570418)
 * Status: resolved