changelog.txt file in uploads folder?

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March 18, 2026 at 5:36 pm #17909019
waldemarK	File Change Warning Files on your site have changed since the last scan. Please review the report below to verify the changes are expected. File wp-content/uploads/wpml/changelog.txt Modified: 17. März 2026 16:01 File Hash: be69b4eed388e24af818763545a869d3
March 19, 2026 at 1:55 pm #17911326
Lucas Vidal de Andrade WPML Supporter since 11/2023 Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch ) Portuguese (Brazil) (Português ) Timezone: Europe/Vienna (GMT+01:00)	Hello, Welcome to the WPML Support. The warning appears to come from your security plugin detecting a change in a WPML-generated file inside wp-content/uploads/wpml/. Since this is a text file (changelog.txt) in the uploads directory and not a core WPML plugin file, this is usually expected behavior after plugin updates or background WPML processes. It does not immediately indicate a problem or malware infection.
March 22, 2026 at 9:58 am #17916240
waldemarK	Hi Lucas, this is not a text file, you need to decode it to see more. Since when wpml created a file like this in che uploads/wmpl folder? (which contains only this file) attached the file (renamed txt > png to upload it)