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Closed 5 years ago

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#48728 closed defect (bug) (invalid)

WP 5.3 : Windows detects Trojan in ms-cache.php

Reported by: stephanr's profile StephanR Owned by:
Milestone: Priority: normal
Severity: normal Version:
Component: General Keywords:
Focuses: Cc:

Description

After download WordPress 5.3 and unzip,
I launch Windows Defender Antivirus and it detects a Trojan!

Trojan:Win32/Bluteal!rfn
wp-includes\ms-cache.php

Nice !

Probably wrong but problematic...

Change History (4)

#1 @StephanR
5 years ago

  • Keywords close added
  • Resolution set to invalid
  • Severity changed from major to trivial
  • Status changed from new to closed

#2 @StephanR
5 years ago

  • Keywords close removed
  • Resolution invalid deleted
  • Severity changed from trivial to normal
  • Status changed from closed to reopened

#3 @StephanR
5 years ago

  • Resolution set to invalid
  • Status changed from reopened to closed

#4 @SergeyBiryukov
5 years ago

  • Milestone Awaiting Review deleted

Hi there, welcome to WordPress Trac! Thanks for the report.

For reference, the is no ms-cache.php file in the wp-includes directory​ in WordPress core.

This support article might be helpful: ​https://wordpress.org/support/article/faq-my-site-was-hacked/

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