Will using nulled scripts come back to me later?

Discussion in 'General Scripting Chat' started by danpnv, Jul 22, 2012.

  1. Jul 22, 2012
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    danpnv

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    Sorry for this newbie question but i just need to be certain.

    I use nulled wordpress themes and I was wondering how safe is it ?
    I use them sometimes when designing sites for clients so i dont want it to come back to me later.
    I know that i wont get updates.

    Im guessing this is a good place to ask because everywhere else i look they say how dangerous it is but then again i dont think they have a clue what they are talking about.

    And what are some of the other cons (if any ) when using them?

    Thanks guys
     
  2. Jul 22, 2012
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    leeboi999

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    If the owner of the scripts seen then it could backfire, especially on your clients.
     
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  3. Jul 22, 2012
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    danpnv

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    Thats a good enough reason.
    Thanks
     
  4. Jul 22, 2012
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    Zapdos

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    Nulled scripts may also have backdoors in them.
     
  5. Oct 1, 2012
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    xgf666

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    I second Zapdos, I heard from severals sources that content from scriptmafia are full of backdoors.
    A member of BHW even publied a guide of "how to get free backlink from template share"
     
  6. Oct 1, 2012
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    SonicSam

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    I'm not sure if Zapdos is referring to intentional backdoors, or simply bugs because of old nulled versions that could be susceptible to XSS or something.

    Regardless he's totally right, I would personally keep it legit.
     
  7. Oct 1, 2012
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    Scripteen

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    Nulled wp themes may contain hidden spammy links. While viewing the website click CTRL+A and see if any hidden text appears specially at the bottom.