I validated my client s website to xHTML Strict 1.0/CSS 2.1 standards last week. Today when I re-checked, I had a validation error caused by a weird and previous unknown script. I found this in the index.php file of my ExpressionEngine CMS. Is this a hacking attempt as I suspected? I couldn t help but notice the Russian domain encoded in the script...

What is this javascript doing? I need to explain the specific dangers to my client.

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