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#251181 12-Jun-2019 11:55
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One of my client sites (a Wordpress site) seems to be redirecting visitors to a malware page which looks like a Google site and offers visitors a free phone:

 

Congratulations! You are one of the 100 users we have selected for a chance to win an iPhone X, Samsung Galaxy S9 or iPad Pro

 

I've looked through the site and can't find what's triggering this, does anyone have any idea where the malware is, or what its signature is?


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  #2256592 12-Jun-2019 12:00
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Ah, I had something similar few years ago...... some users got re-directed, some didnt. I didnt see the issue so I had no idea it was happening until someone emailed me.

 

I found it was some dodgy code had been somehow slipped into the Wordpress files (probably via a exploit in a plugin) . Took a while to find it.....

 

 

 

Install a plugin such as WordFence to start with, and one of the many AV plugins out there to scan the site files.

 

 





XPD / Gavin

 

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