Monitization plugin (monit.php) broken
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Hello everyone,
I had got an issue with a plugin called Monitization (with its file existing in wp-content/plugins/ as monit.php). WordPress detected that the plugin file had unexpected EOF and I went on to check it and saw that:
? On my dev instance, the file had a certain amount of code missing from around line 38
? On my live instance, the file had a certain amount of code missing from line 316
I had to disable the plugin in order for the site to come back up again, but would like to know how important this file is and what is its purpose? Why would it get corrupted everywhere suddenly?
FYI:
? No updates were performed to WP or the theme we are using
? Child theme with working custom code exists on both local and live (which doesn’t have any interference with this file)Thanks. Appreciate a quick response.
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Where did you obtain this plugin? I cannot find it in the WordPress directory.
If you found it on wordpres.org, please see https://developer.www.ads-software.com/plugins/wordpress-org/plugin-security/reporting-plugin-security-issues/
Or, it may be a hack.
Get a fresh cup of coffee, take a deep breath and carefully follow this guide. When you’re done, you may want to implement some (if not all) of the recommended security measures.
If you’re unable to clean your site(s) successfully, there are reputable organizations that can clean your sites for you. Sucuri and Wordfence are a couple.
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