[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #49847: COVID-19 Bottom Banner Cannot Uninstall. Possibly Malicious?

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#49847: COVID-19 Bottom Banner Cannot Uninstall.  Possibly Malicious?
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 Reporter:               |      Owner:  (none)
  cyberdefensecontractors|
     Type:  defect       |     Status:  new
  (bug)                  |
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General      |    Version:  5.3.2
 Severity:  major        |   Keywords:  has-screenshots 2nd-opinion
  Focuses:  privacy      |  reporter-feedback
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 Good morning.

 Yesterday, I clicked on a link in my admin dashboard that stated it would
 install a COVID-19 notification banner on my website.  I'm not sure how it
 got to my admin page and looking back have begun to believe that this may
 be malicious.  I began to notice slow response on my site as it would wait
 for the banner to load.  I then made efforts to remove the banner but it's
 not listed on the plugins page or anywhere else on the site.  I don't see
 a viable way to remove this script or its code.  Please advise.

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