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php.redirect.header_location.022

Redirecting website traffic is another Blackhat SEO malicious technique. BlackHat SEO is used to manipulate the search engine results in order to benefit a website in terms of relevance.
The function header() is used to redirect the user when the site is rendered, another case of innocent functions being used for malicious purposes. The attacker may also use PHP obfuscation techinques to hide its contents.

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