Hacker Hide the PHP Backdoor Inside of the WordPress Security Plugin called X-WP-SPAM-SHIELD-PRO” code and it contains Legitimate Plugin Name but it has Hidden Backdoor and Performing some Dangerous Malicious Activities.
This Fake Malicious Plugin Use the Reputation of WP-SpamShield and Pretend as a Legitimate one. But it has noting to do with its offering Futures that say to Protect From Spams.
This Plugin can do some very Dangerous Activities Such as the ability to create his own admin account on the site, upload files on the victim’s servers, disable all plugins, and more.
Recent Days Many Malicious WordPress Plugin’s are Evolving and Distributing with Highly Sophisticated Malware and Performing Malicious Activities with Installing Website.
These Hidden backdoors are allow anything to Upload into your site and This will be one the Best Hacking Method form Hackers that leads to Compromise your Entire Website.
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How Does This WordPress Security Plugin Works
It Masquerading as a Legitimate Security Plugin that it contains 3 Files and on of the File Folder Contains some Core Files that seems to offer some Extra Future for WordPress. But all the Files Are Completely Fake.
According to Sucuri, Folder Contained all the Files are Hackingtools and one of the Inspect File “class-social-facebook.php” which Appears to be Related to social network and the plugin pretends to be a “Spam Shield”.
This Malicious File(class-social-facebook.php) will help to Disable all the Plugins that have been Already installed with Target Website. This will prevent to Block access to login functions or would detect the hacker’s unauthorized logins.
Another one Files class-term-metabox-formatter.php helps to send the Version of WordPress and class-admin-user-profile.php send the List of WordPress Admin list to the Attacker.
File Name called plugin-header.php will add the Admin User to the installed WordPress Website.
wp-spam-shield-pro.php File Finally Helps to Connect with Attacker Command & Control Server Later its will share the data includes user, password, infected site URL, and server IP address.
Not all security plugins are secure. By installing fake plugins from unreliable sources or leaving your site vulnerable to compromise, you’re putting your website at a great risk. Descriptions and names can be deceiving, and don’t necessarily mean the plugin will behave in the way that it claims to. Sacuri Said.
