Caution!!! - WordPress themes with malicious code

Discussion in 'WordPress' started by YoungMaster, Nov 26, 2007.

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    Just a word of warning for anyone using Word Press themes which have been created by one person and then distributed by someone else. Looks like there have been some of these third party distributors placing malicious code into the themes.

    5thirtyone.com has written about it here and here.

    So if you are going to download a theme then you want to do it directly from the theme creator. Or know how to check the code for strange looking things.

    Well, actually it would be a good idea to check the code of every theme you download, unless you really trust the person. Because a theme creator could certainly do this also.
     
    YoungMaster, Nov 26, 2007 IP
  2. just-4-teens

    just-4-teens Peon

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    #2
    thanks for the heads up.
     
    just-4-teens, Nov 26, 2007 IP
  3. caj

    caj Active Member

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    Appreciate the head up pal.
     
    caj, Nov 28, 2007 IP
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    Funny, I was talking about on here the other day. I found a problem with one, but I just think the maker didn't understadn ajax, and screwed up live.com bot. After that I started to wonder if people are making bogus themes.
     
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    #5
    Good to know , thanks
     
    newzone, Nov 28, 2007 IP