Title: WordFence Error: Malicious Executable Code
Last modified: January 12, 2018

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# WordFence Error: Malicious Executable Code

 *  [backpackingseries](https://wordpress.org/support/users/backpackingseries/)
 * (@backpackingseries)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordfence-error-malicious-executable-code/)
 * Hello,
 * WordFence picked up the following error. Do I need to take any corrective action/
   s here?
 * `This file may contain malicious executable code: stagingdirectory/plugins/ultimate-
   author-box-lite/js/ckfinder/core/connector/php/vendor/microsoft/windowsazure/
   WindowsAzure/Table/Models/EdmType.php`
 * `This file is a PHP executable file and contains the word 'eval' (without quotes)
   and the word 'base64_decode(' (without quotes). The eval() function along with
   an encoding function like the one mentioned are commonly used by hackers to hide
   their code. If you know about this file you can choose to ignore it to exclude
   it from future scans. This file was detected because you have enabled HIGH SENSITIVITY
   scanning. This option is more aggressive than the usual scans, and may cause 
   false positives.`
 * Kind regards
    -  This topic was modified 8 years, 4 months ago by [backpackingseries](https://wordpress.org/support/users/backpackingseries/).

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