DevDome Malware Scanner – WordPress Malware Removal & Security Scanner
by DevDome · Security
Also makes 9 other plugins · 2.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
WordPress malware scanner and virus scanner for hacked sites. Find malware, backdoors and malicious code, then remove it with quarantine and repair.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈300 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: Swap “security scanner” and “vulnerability scanner” for “wordpress malware removal” and “quarantine”. “security scanner” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “wordpress malware removal” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “vulnerability scanner” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “quarantine” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.9%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 7.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,061 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 6 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
+1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
27%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.9
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| virus scanner | #3 | #8 | 0 |
| wordpress malware removal | #5 | #17 | down 1 |
| antimalware | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| malware removal your tag | #7 | #15 | up 13 |
| quarantine | #6 | #9 | 0 |
| wordpress malware scanner | #7 | #19 | 0 |
| malware scanner your tag | #9 | #18 | up 15 |
| removal | #9 | #23 | up 1 |
| malware scan your tag | #10 | #20 | up 12 |
| malware | #12 | #22 | 0 |
| hacked | #10 | #16 | 0 |
| virus | #10 | #14 | up 4 |
| scanner | #13 | #21 | down 1 |
| vulnerability scanner your tag | #13 | #23 | down 1 |
| quarantine wordpress | #5 | #11 | down 1 |
| backdoor | #9 | #13 | down 1 |
| virus removal | #5 | #8 | 0 |
| malware detection | #10 | #22 | up 14 |
| security scanner your tag | #17 | #22 | up 2 |
| malicious code | #16 | #24 | down 2 |
94 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 70 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “security scanner” and “vulnerability scanner” for “wordpress malware removal” and “quarantine”. “security scanner” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “wordpress malware removal” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “vulnerability scanner” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “quarantine” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “vulnerability scanner”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 9 Sep 2026 · 54 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 6.3K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 300.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "WordPress malware scanner and virus scanner for hacked sites. Find malware, backdoors and malicious code, t..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 12 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 12 of 12 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 13 headings and 7 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 17,109 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-18 200+ → 300+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-10-11 100+ → 200+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2026-09-27 20+ → 100+ 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).
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VulnTitan – Malware Scanner, Vulnerability Scanner & Security 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
MalCare WordPress Security Plugin – Malware Scanner, Cleaner, Security Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Quttera ThreatSign – Web Malware Scanner for WordPress 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
SiteLock Security – WP Hardening, Login Security & Malware Scans 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Segurium – Free Malware Removal & Auto Cleanup for Hacked Websites, Antivirus Scanner, Vulnerability Alerts 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
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