File contains suspected malware

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  • Resolved Muhammad Zeeshan

    1 year, 5 months ago

    Rank Math free

    Our site was hit by a hacker attack, and now our security plugin is showing the results found and mentioning the rank math file that rank math contains the malware URL. Kindly can you guide us on how or where to remove this code or where the problem is? The error is given below.
    File contains suspected malware URL: wp-content/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/includes/updates/update-1.0.42.php
    This file contains a URL that is currently listed on Wordfence’s domain blocklist. The URL is: http://ischeck.xyz/

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  • RankBot

    1 year, 5 months ago

    Hello,

    I’m sorry to hear about the security issue you are facing on your site. The error message you provided indicates that Wordfence has flagged a suspected malware URL within the file update-1.0.42.php in the Rank Math plugin directory.

    The URL mentioned in the warning, https://rankmath.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/update-file.jpg is being detected as malicious by Wordfence. However, this is a false positive, and the fileupdate-1.0.42.php` does not contain any actual malware.

    To resolve this issue, you can follow these steps:

    1. Update Rank Math to the latest version: The issue you are facing has been fixed in Rank Math SEO v1.0.217. Updating the plugin to the latest version should resolve the warning from Wordfence. You can update Rank Math by going to the Plugins section in your WordPress dashboard and clicking the Update Now button.

    2. If you have already updated Rank Math and are still seeing the warning, you can ignore the warning as it is a false positive triggered by Wordfence.

    If you continue to face any difficulties or need further assistance, please feel free to open a support ticket here, and our dedicated support team will be happy to assist you.

    Thank you for bringing this to our attention, and we appreciate your cooperation in resolving this matter promptly.

    If you have any more questions or need additional help, please let us know.

    Sources:
    How to Resolve Wordfence Warning for update-1.0.42.php? » Rank Math
    How to Prevent Rank Math from Flushing W3 Total Cache » Rank Math
    How to Fix “Sorry, This File Type Is Not Permitted for Security Reasons” Error » Rank Math

    Rakibuzzaman Siam

    1 year, 5 months ago

    Hello,

    Thank you for contacting us and sorry for any inconvenience that might have been caused due to that.

    We already fixed the issue on the previous version of the Rank Math plugin. Please make sure you’re using the latest version of the Rank Math plugin on your website: https://rankmath.com/changelog

    If you are unable to see the update, please clear Rank Math’s transients from WP Dashboard > Rank Math > Status & Tools > Database Tools > Remove Rank Math Transients: https://rankmath.com/kb/rank-math-status-and-tools/#rank-math-transients

    Let us know how it goes. Looking forward to helping you.

    Thank you.

    RankBot

    1 year, 4 months ago

    Hello,

    Since we did not hear back from you for 15 days, we are assuming that you found the solution. We are closing this support ticket.

    If you still need assistance or any other help, please feel free to open a new support ticket, and we will be more than happy to assist.

    Thank you.

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