Question Malware Detected Immediately After Upgrade

[highlander]

Immediately after installing the latest version of DBSEO, I received an unusual message from Securi (malware detection service). It said:

Latest results:

Server side scanning:
FILE PATH DEFINITION
forums/dbtech/dbseo/includes/class_core.php php.backdoor.exec.001

Latest check: 2014-11-04 15:11:35
Web apps: Everything updated
Server Scanning: Malware detected

Any idea what that is about?

 

[Fillip H.]

This is a false positive, originating from the fact that we utilise the cURL library to fetch remote links' titles.

The cURL function for actually executing a request is called curl_exec which is what this system is detecting.