AntiVirus

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 59% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ franksysgfx

   4mo ago

   no sirve para nada, analiza, encuentra archivos logales como piratas en mi thema de brickbuilder, y para colmo solo escanea y nada mas,

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2. ★★★★★ ilijagl

   2.8y ago

   There is a bug in the new version. If the warnings are in a row, then when you press DIsmiss, they all close and you have to start scanning again

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3. ★★★★★ almma

   6.0y ago

   Testing it. Until the moment is running smooth.

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4. ★★★★★ raulmuroc

   6.0y ago

   Excellent Antivirus WordPress plugin. And it’s 100% free!

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5. ★★★★★ nhantam

   8.0y ago

   Scan malware theme good, but Could you develope scan all folder ?

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6. ★★★★★ JustNec

   11.0y ago

   Your plugin lifts a traffic of my site to heavens…

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7. ★★★★★ ip11166

   11.6y ago

   I had it installed on one of my client’s sites for about a month or so, after each check – it did not report any virus, however was sending security alerts from developer’s website. Each time when I run the antivurus on my site – the result was the same, it did not show any infected files. I wish it could actually find affected files thus helping to detect threat earlier. I wish luck to the developer and hope he could address this problem.

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8. ★★★★★ BirgerKlaus

   11.6y ago

   Eine Sorgen weniger die WordPress Seite Virenfrei zu halten.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.6.1 Fixed issue with “dismiss” button if multiple warnings are found for one theme file 1.6.1
2. — Version 1.6.0 Requires PHP 7.4 or later Requires WordPress 5.0 or later Translate JavaScript strings using WP i18n API Correct internal filter registration Remove deprecated constructor methods Fix encoding of URLs in SafeBrowsing API 1.6.0
3. — Version 1.5.2 Add JavaScript to page footer (#145) Tested up to WordPress 6.7 1.5.2
4. — Version 1.5.1 Fix issue with “dismiss” button if multiple warnings are found for one theme file (#135) (#136) 1.5.1
5. — Version 1.5.0 Fix deprecation warning with PHP 8.1+ (#126) (#127) Enforce use of custom Safe Browsing API key (#104) (#108) Separate settings page from manual scanning with overhauled UI (#107) Update JS to ES2015 (IE11 no longer supp 1.5.0
6. — Version 1.4.4 Fix warning on SafeBrowsing API errors with PHP 8.1+ (#123) Tested up to WordPress 6.2 1.4.4

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. High · 7.5 AntiVirus < 1.1 - Full Path Disclosure ↗
   2013-06-02 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects < 1.1 Patched in 1.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.9

Translated into 76 languages, 4 at 90% or more

Plus 52 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-01-01 40K+ → 30K+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• NinjaScanner – Virus & Malware scan 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• Security Ninja – WordPress Security & Firewall 7K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• DefendWP Firewall 3K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags C
• Vigilant – 100% Free Security Suite: Firewall, 2FA, Login, Headers, Scanner… 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Compromise Scanner for wp2shell 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B

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AntiVirus: 30K+ active installs, 4.1★ (23 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/antivirus