File / folder count? WP-Lite hacked?

  • Resolved OneMist8k

    (@onemist8k)


    2 weeks, 5 days ago

    Recently I noticed the number of files on my site increased by more than 2x. I contacted my ISP for assistance to see if they logged any unusual activity as I could find nothing. They pointed me to WPForms-Lite as having a lot of activity, which is unusual since I don’t have any forms currently on my site, though the plug-in is active. The properties for this plug-in show a total of 4,490 files and 518 folders, version level is 1.9.8.4. Is this normal or has my site been hacked? I created a zip file of wpforms-lite from my site… I can send it to you if you like though it is 34+ mb in size, it is too large for e-mail.

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  • Plugin Support Ralden Souza

    (@rsouzaam)

    2 weeks, 4 days ago

    Hi @onemist8k,

    Thanks for reaching out!

    I checked with the team, and I can confirm that there are 4,490 files and 518 folders in WPForms Lite.

    When you have a chance, could you please provide more details or logs of the activities that your host is seeing? You can share them using a link to a cloud service like WeTransfer or Google Drive. This information will help us assist you in case there is an issue with WPForms Lite.

    Thanks!

    Thread Starter OneMist8k

    (@onemist8k)

    2 weeks, 3 days ago

    The ISP mentioned the activity as a response to a ticket I submitted. I don’t think I have access to the same log files he does.

    Since I submitted this ticket to you, I downloaded a fresh copy of WP-Forms from your site and ran a DIFF across the entire directory between the fresh download and my files. Everything matched up, there weren’t any differences. I think this proves that WP-Forms hasn’t been compromised on my site. The ISP support tech may have seen the activity from upgrading the plug-in. I suspect, though cannot prove, that this release contains A LOT more files than the previous release.

    Thank you for your reply and checking this out.

    Plugin Support Ralden Souza

    (@rsouzaam)

    2 weeks, 3 days ago

    Hi @onemist8k,

    Thanks for all the details!

    I’m glad to see from your feedback that WPForms was not compromised on your site.

    Regarding this point:

    I suspect, though cannot prove, that this release contains A LOT more files than the previous release.

    Actually, the difference is small. Let me share details about the current and previous WPForms Lite versions:

    • WPForms Lite 1.9.8.4: 518 folders, and 4490 files (screenshot)
    • WPForms Lite 1.9.8.2: 516 folders, and 4480 files (screenshot)
    • WPForms Lite 1.9.7.3: 514 folders, and 4463 files (screenshot)

    If you have any questions or need further assistance with WPForms Lite, please let me know.

    Thanks!

    Plugin Support Ralden Souza

    (@rsouzaam)

    2 weeks, 1 day ago

    Hi @onemist8k,

    We haven’t heard back from you in a few days, so I’m going to go ahead and close this thread for now. But if you’d like us to assist further, please feel welcome to continue the conversation.

    Thanks!

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