updraftplus/index.html possible defaced

  • Resolved gella2002

    (@gella2002)


    8 years, 8 months ago

    Hello, I’m using the latest version of UpdraftPlus. I got an alert from hosting provider saying the following:
    Maldet results
    possible defaced : /wp-content/plugins/updraftplus/index.html

    The hosting provider runs automatic virus check every day, and I’ve already received such alerts before, but the strange thing is that on the next day there’re no alerts (in case of a virus there should be alerts, I think) and it seems to me that it somehow connected with plugin updates. I mean, yesterday I updated the plugin and today I got an alert.

    If i run any antivirus software, it doesn’t find anything suspicious. Have you ever encountered such issue? What could you advise? Thank you

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  • Plugin Author David Anderson

    (@davidanderson)

    What’s in that file? HTML files are human-readable. Post a link to the contents, and I can take a look, if HTML’s not your forte.

    David

    Thread Starter gella2002

    (@gella2002)

    here’s the link to the file

    Plugin Author David Anderson

    (@davidanderson)

    That’s the same as the pristine, unaltered file. So, your antivirus software is giving you a false-positive.

    David

    Thread Starter gella2002

    (@gella2002)

    Thank you David for your fast and effective help!

    all the best

    Good day!

    I have the same problems:

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    “Result ‘Maldet’ (‘Linux Malware Detect’) antivirus scan:

    ? Possible defaced : hostname123 :
    /***/web-site/wp-content/plugins/updraftplus/index.html

    ? Suspicious htaccess: hostname123 : /***/web-site/.htaccess”

    ______________________________

    Please tell me what is the problems and how to solve it? Why is this a problem playing?
    Why ‘Maldet’ antivirus detected the potentially malicious code and how to fix this problems?

    Thanks in advance for your reply.

    Plugin Author David Anderson

    (@davidanderson)

    Hi,

    Why ‘Maldet’ antivirus detected the potentially malicious code

    Only the people who write the antivirus software can comment on that. It’d be interesting to know – please do share anything you find out.

    David

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