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Have I read the related troubleshooter articles above before posting (which pages?)? No
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Admin Tools version: 2.4.3

Description of my issue:

Hi Nicholas,

How do I read the report? What is the meaning of the Threat Score?

 Admin Tools – PHP File Change Scanner Report #1

 I see numbers in Pink, Red  & Yellow (even admin tool with red number).

Best,

David

Thank you Nicholas. 

Now I  get it :)

BTW, I asked my host to run their security scanner (two weeks ago, more or less), and they didn't find anything. From your own  experience -- the security scanner is good? accurate? (and I'm not asking just about my host, but in general)

Edit:

I have a problem with the Red Flag button:

There was a security exception -- Reason: Admin Query String; clicking the button -- I get a blank page, no error message,  and the IP is not blocked of course.

I solved it (the problem with the Red Flag button/blank page); I saw your post/thread: 

 https://www.akeebabackup.com/support/admin-tools/14225-security-exceptions-log-2.htm

 ...continue periodically scanning your site, especially right before and right after upgrading something on it.

Thanks for the advice. 

A quick way to see if a file is compromised is to quickly scan its top and bottom 20 lines... (The PHP File Scanner/ Reading the reports)

What do I need to look for?  maybe... some starnge URL/ links to external sites?  That's the goal of the hacker, right? 

So, If I understand it now -- an anti-virus scan  will rarely detect this redirect code/URL/link?