...it's common on most free templates...
...adds the spammy links at the footers (aka "credits")...
...deleting it directly won't solve the problem, instead will bork the layout of the pages...
..try these...these methods don't work for all themes, you may have to try different methods until you find one which works for you...
http://www.templatelite.com/how-to-remove-footer-encryption/
http://www.techknowl.com/2009/03/remove-credit-links-from-wordpress.html
or just google it
http://www.google.co.ke/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&ei=n_iHS4XKEc7z4gbq5fSqDw&sa=X&oi=spellfullpage&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=2&ved=0CAYQvwUoAQ&&q=wordpress,remove+encrypted+footer&spell=1

...hth...

<motobaridi>

On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 2:40 PM, pithon kamau <pitkag@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,

i am trying to edit a wordpress footer .php but its in the foremat shown below. how can i encode it?

<?php eval(base64_decode('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'));?>

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