Strange wordpress theme footer?

A frequently-asked query:

I have just picked up an awesome theme from wordpressthemebook (http://www.wordpressthemesbook.com/goo-inspired/)

There is some ad links in the footer which I obviously want to remove, but I have never seen anything like this before and can not seem to figure it out.

I found the footer links by viewing the source on my page, here it what it looks like in the source… (without the (———) of course)

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<div id="site-generator">
<p class="annotation">Designed by Best Reseller Hosting with Dream Dictionary, Oscommerce Templates and Dog Training Tips.</p>
</div><!– #site-generator –>
</div><!– #footer –>

</div><!– #wrapper –>
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But here is what it looks like in the footer.php…

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<div id="site-generator">
<?php do_action( ‘twentyten_credits’ ); ?>
</div><!– #site-generator –>

</div><!– #footer –>

</div><!– #wrapper –>
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Anybody seen anything like this before?


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  1. stone
    Aug 13th, 2011 at 15:08 | #1

    Is this also your post?
    http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/blogging/321789-strange-wordpress-theme-footer-never-seen-before.html

    I’ve read about that obfuscated code at the wordpress website.
    http://www.google.com/search?&q=obfuscated+code+wordpress

    apparently they have an un-obfuscater that will allow you to see what the theme coder has snuck into the theme, but I wouldn’t bother using any of those themes… Who knows what’s going to show up on your site as a result of a "free" theme…

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