Title: WordPress Core engine plugin
Last modified: September 12, 2022

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# WordPress Core engine plugin

 *  [pranavsharma02787](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pranavsharma02787/)
 * (@pranavsharma02787)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-core-engine-plugin/)
 * We are hosting our websites on wpengine.com and whenever we are updating the 
   websites a plugin, wordpress core engine installing itself:
 * wp-content/plugins/core-engine/index.php
 * According to wordfence its a malware. Please let us know the use of this plugin.
    -  This topic was modified 3 years, 8 months ago by [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/).

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 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-core-engine-plugin/#post-16002707)
 * I would recommend that you contact wpengine support about this. Other mandatory
   plugins are also installed there. The name also points to wpengine as the originator.
 *  [Beef Supreme](https://wordpress.org/support/users/polymathy/)
 * (@polymathy)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-core-engine-plugin/#post-16028488)
 * I’m 99% certain that the “Core Engine” plugin is malware. I had it on one of 
   my sites as well. You should run a complete malware scan on your site.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 2 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Beef Supreme](https://wordpress.org/support/users/polymathy/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-core-engine-plugin/#post-16028488)
 * Status: not resolved

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