Wordpress throws an error when loading http_headers_1.js

Question

This bug is very recent and seemed to appear out of nowhere. The console displays the following error:

VM737:1 GET http://s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/forton/http_headers_1.js

It also seems to sprout in every Wordpress admin page.

I have tried to search the entire wordpress code base for the amazonaws, forton, etc. but could not find what is sending this request to the .js

I searched the internet for the error but only found a korean site with little information.

Any idea what might be causing this error?

Answer 1

It's Malware effect. Try to check the extentions installed in your browser. Ex. "HTTP Headers" had become malware recently.