Free WordPress themes are loaded with malware

Free WordPress themes are loaded with malware: "Siobhan Ambrose of wpmu.org examined the first 10 results from a Google search for 'free WordPress themes' and discovered that the sites had themes that were loaded with malicious code designed to do things like insert spam popups and links into your site, or take over your server.

I downloaded another 2 themes from this site and they all contained base64 code. Base 64 does not necessarily just hide links. It can also hide malicious code which can run amok on your site. Not only that but the site, while maintaining that its themes are fresh, is pushing themes built by other designers that the site owner has put base64 code into.

Why You Should Never Search For Free WordPress Themes in Google or Anywhere Else (Thanks, Felipe Li!)


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