Threat Scan Plugin vs Virus Activity

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Threat Scan Plugin

by Keith P. Graham

Health D53

Virus Activity

by virusactivity

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

Threat Scan Plugin Virus Activity

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Threat Scan Plugin	Virus Activity
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500 ✓	10–20
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20% ✓	-50%
Overall health	D · 53 ✓	D · 41
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	23/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	1 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	66/100 ✓	37/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	2.1y ago ✓	8.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	89 ✓	29
Category	Uncategorized	Security

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Threat Scan Plugin Virus Activity

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.