Warning - it looks as if the footer has some nice links in it that are encrypted to get some backlinks for the template creator....
In footer.php
<?php
$Q836EDBB2349BB2677F036A21EC29D437="DQovKg0KRW5jb2RlciA6IEFST0hBIFBIUGVuY29kZXIgdmVyLiAxLjA0DQpXRUIgOiBodHRwOi8vcGhwZW5jb2Rlci5hcm9oYS5zay8NCiovDQo/Pg0KCTxkaXYgaWQ9ImZvb3RlciI+DQoJCTxwPkRlc2lnbiBieSA6IDxhIGhyZWY9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cuYmNzZW8uY29tIj5XZWIgRGVzaWduPC9hPiA8YnIgLz4NCiAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICBDb2RlZCBieSA6IDxhIGhyZWY9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cuY3VyYm1ha2VyLmNvbSI+QnVzaW5lc3MgT3Bwb3J0dW5pdHkgQ3VyYmluZzwvYT4gIHwNCiAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgPGEgaHJlZj0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy50b21oYXJyaXNhdXRvLmNhIj5DYXIgRGVhbGVyIE5hbmFpbW8gQkM8L2E+ICB8DQogICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgIDxhIGhyZWY9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cucml2ZXJiZW5kc2lnbnMuY29tIj5Db3R0YWdlIHNpZ25zPC9hPiAgPGJyIC8+DQogICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgU3BlY2lhbCBUaGFua3MgdG8gOiA8YSBocmVmPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3Lm91dGRvb3JsaWdodHMuY2EiPkxhbmRzY2FwZSBMaWdodGluZzwvYT4gDQoJCTwvcD4NCgk8L2Rpdj4NCg0KCTw/cGhwIHdwX2Zvb3RlcigpOyA/Pg0KDQo8L2Rpdj48IS0tIEVORCBvZiB3cmFwcGVyIC0tPg0KDQo8L2Rpdj48IS0tIEVORCBvZiBjb250YWluZXIgLS0+DQo8L2JvZHk+DQo8L2h0bWw+";eval(base64_decode($Q836EDBB2349BB2677F036A21EC29D437));?>
This is shown as this on the live demo:
<div id="footer">
<p>Design by : <a href="http://www.bcseo.com">Web Design</a> <br />
Coded by : <a href="http://www.curbmaker.com">Business Opportunity Curbing</a> |
<a href="http://www.tomharrisauto.ca">Car Dealer Nanaimo BC</a> |
<a href="http://www.riverbendsigns.com">Cottage signs</a> <br />
Special Thanks to : <a href="http://www.outdoorlights.ca">Landscape Lighting</a>
</p>
</div>
So if you are going to use that free template. Delete the php out of the footer.php and add your own footer html
