Cleverhog Malware Scanner

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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.

At the current install trend, crossing 60+ in roughly 16 days.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

1. ★★★★★ spitereu

   3mo ago

   Scans are divided into steps so it didn’t timeout on my shared hosting, which other scanners struggled with. Took me a minute to understand that “unverified” plugins aren’t necessarily infected — just not on WordPress.org checksums. Once I got that, the reports made sense. Would love scheduled scans in a future update, but for manual checks this is very useful. This topic was modified 1 month, 3 weeks ago by spitereu.

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Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-08-16 40+ → 50+ up after 3 days in tier
2. 2026-08-13 20+ → 40+ up after 34 days in tier
3. 2026-07-10 10+ → 20+ up after 22 days in tier
4. 2026-06-18 — → 10+ up

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★ · 3 shared tags A
• NinjaScanner – Virus & Malware scan 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B
• Vigilant – 100% Free Security Suite: Firewall, 2FA, Login, Headers, Scanner… 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A
• Atomic Edge Security – Firewall, Malware Scan and Login Security 700+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A
• Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth 3M+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Kadence Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection 700K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A

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Cleverhog Malware Scanner: 50+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/cleverhog-malware-scanner