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tomasr
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hesk contains {HEX}Malware.Expert.s.r

Post by tomasr »

Hello,

I downloaded hesk free from the official website hesk.com but after a few days the hosting found me and blocked these files. Hosting note:


We have found the malware in following files:

/inc/admin_settings_status.inc.php (contains {HEX}Malware.Expert.s.r) /inc/common.inc.php (contains {HEX}Malware.Expert.s.r)
Klemen
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Re: hesk contains {HEX}Malware.Expert.s.r

Post by Klemen »

Hesk contains absolutely no malware.

What you are seeing is a false alert - looks like the scanner your hosting company uses marks these two files because they contain obfuscated code (which handles Hesk licensing).

You are welcome to hire a PHP expert to review that code and confirm nothing harmful is going on.

If you let me know exactly what vulnerability scanner your hosting company uses I can also contact the vendor and report the false alert.
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tomasr
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Re: hesk contains {HEX}Malware.Expert.s.r

Post by tomasr »

You're right

Hosting added the code to the exception on the website, the malware scan will not register it.

Thank you.
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Re: hesk contains {HEX}Malware.Expert.s.r

Post by Klemen »

Glad to hear they did that for you.

Could you let me know what your hosting company is (or what exploit scanner they use) so I can contact the vendor and ask them to fix this for all their clients?

You can send in a private message if you don't want to post here.
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