Quttera ThreatSign – Web Malware Scanner for WordPress
by quttera · Security
WordPress multi-level security scanner detecting malware, 0-day threats, brute-force attacks, bot attacks, and unauthorized admin changes.
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Health
A 85/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈15K estimated
Momentum
+3%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “bot protection”, “wordpress security” and “brute force protection” for “malware detection”, “backdoor” and “multi level”. “bot protection” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “malware detection” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “wordpress security” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “backdoor” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “brute force protection” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #19. “multi level” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 4.8M lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,060 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.
This plugin shipped 96 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 3 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.9★ over 47 reviews, smoothed to 4.00★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
23%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| malware scanner your tag | #5 | #10 | down 1 |
| scanner | #6 | #8 | down 1 |
| malware removal your tag | #6 | #8 | 0 |
| malware detection | #4 | #10 | 0 |
| malware | #7 | #13 | 0 |
| multi level | #6 | #10 | 0 |
| rate limiting | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| backdoor | #5 | #7 | 0 |
| threats | #8 | #16 | up 1 |
| wordpress malware scanner | #4 | #8 | 0 |
| malware scan | #8 | #15 | down 1 |
| audit trail | #8 | #7 | 0 |
| threat | #8 | #16 | up 1 |
| wordpress malware removal | #6 | #10 | down 1 |
| security scanner | #15 | #18 | up 2 |
| brute force protection your tag | #19 | #23 | down 2 |
| vulnerability scanner | #12 | #15 | down 4 |
| plugin scanner | #8 | #11 | 0 |
| malware protection | #9 | #16 | up 1 |
| file integrity | #20 | #19 | up 1 |
| bot protection your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
155 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 129 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “bot protection”, “wordpress security” and “brute force protection” for “malware detection”, “backdoor” and “multi level”. “bot protection” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “malware detection” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “wordpress security” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “backdoor” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “brute force protection” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #19. “multi level” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 67.6K · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
96
releases in the last 12 months
3d ago
latest release · v4.1.0.49 · 29 Oct 2026
1,076
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 58% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.7 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Aug 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ romeroz1.8y ago
It just helps when you’re having trouble. Nice cool job, thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nmrockswp2.6y ago
Great tool that helps you quickly find out whether and which plugins could be affected by a data leak if you have numerous attacks on WordPress (e.g. on wp-admin). You can then replace all plugin folders with the original plugin files via FTP, done. Very good job, thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ oscarma0073.7y ago
It cleaned the malware on my website before it executed and gave me issues. top-notch product.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rocky124.0y ago
I wasnt expecting anything from this plugin but it has saved my lots of time and money. First I removed some critical files by wordfence and tried almost all malware scanners but non of the scanners could detect the infected files, infact wordfence was showing no threat but my site was displaying the japanese letters snippet on google and had 62000 links indexed on google console. I would say Malcare did a good job in scanning the malware but it doesnt show any files because of paid service. After running this scanner it showed me some malicious files and I removed them from the control panel by myself. Book malware was disappeared scanner didnt showed site is hacked. Thanks alot guys
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ WilliamCampbell4.4y ago
Only tells you that it is paid once it has supposedly detected infectoin. This can’t be trusted when the vendor is motivated to detect false positives.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dfyz13375.1y ago
Отличный плагин! Теперь я могу спать спокойно. Поддержка ответила очень быстро и даже просмотрела мои подозрительные файлы вручную!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Harald Wenzel5.7y ago
The Only thing is that one has to sort out and whitelist quite a lot. One remark to the review before this one: Probably Quttera is not prepared for a XXAMP-server. The problems might be caused by the different file systems on Windows.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Andrés Sorolla6.1y ago
This security plugin is a complete fraud. Once installed on my website and performed a high sensitivity test it found no less than 5 MALICIOUS FILES, 8 POTENTIALLY SUSPICIOUS FILES AND THE WORST 1381 SUSPICIOUS FILES!!!! Suspecting that this was not true, I proceeded to perform the following test. On a computer with a freshly installed copy of the original W10, all the updates done, an updated antivirus and without any virus detection, I installed a local copy of the latest version of WordPress in XAMPP. I named this local version of WordPress Quttera in honor of these gentlemen. I installed only the Quttera plugin and performed a high-sensitivity scan on this completely new installation of wordpress and then found: 3 MALICIOUS FILES and 8 POTENTIALLY SUSPICIOUS FILES !!!! Funny, isn’t it? I proceeded to install the Elementor plugin and then changed the report to: 3 MALICIOUS ARCHIVES and 11 POTENTIALLY SUSPECTIVE ARCHIVES !!!! I proceeded to perform a third test.I installed the plugin Duplicator by Snap Creek and RANK MATH SEO this time the report was: 5 MALICIOUS AND 11 POTENTIALLY SUSPICIOUS FILES !!!! These results appear in a clean WordPress installation, with no post, image, or page created, nothing! I am completely convinced that this plugin is a scam. Quttera’s owners scare you with false positives and countless suspicious files with the sole aim of making you pay for disinfecting something that is not infected and fattening Quttera’s wallet. I hope this test will save users the time lost trying to clean something from viruses that is definitely not infected. Wordpress should remove this plugin from its list This topic was modified 5 years, 9 months ago by Andrés Sorolla. This topic was modified 5 years, 9 months ago by Andrés Sorolla.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 4.1.0.21 Added new detection rules Improved database scanning capabilities 4.1.0.21
- — Version 4.0.0.15 Added new detection rules 4.0.0.15
- — Version 4.0.0.11 Added new detection rules Fixed summary email body 4.0.0.11
- — Version 4.0.0.1 Major: Added Brute Force Protection system with configurable policies Major: Added Bot Protection with token-bucket rate limiting Major: Added Admin User Monitoring with real-time alerts Added Emergency Bypass mechanism 4.0.0.1
- — Version 3.5.2.1 Fixed vulnerability type: Stored XSS Administrator+ role Affected Plugin. Thanks to Artyom Krugov for reporting and helping to improve our plugin. Fixed vulnerability type: Server-Side Request Forgery. Thanks to Jonas Be 3.5.2.1
- — Version 3.5.1.41 Added new detection rules 3.5.1.41
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (4.1.0.49). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2023-11-21 CVE-2023-6065 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 3.4.1.48 Patched in 3.4.2.1
- Patched Medium · 6.8 Quttera Web Malware Scanner <= 3.4.1.48 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal via ShowFile ↗2023-11-21 CVE-2023-6222 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 3.4.1.48 Patched in 3.4.2.1
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 18 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 17 of 18 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you need"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, REST API.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,680 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "wordpress security" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-03-03 20K+ → 10K+ down after 336 days in tier
- 2022-04-01 10K+ → 20K+ up after 1770 days in tier
- 2017-05-27 8K+ → 10K+ up after 204 days in tier
- 2016-11-04 5K+ → 8K+ up after 412 days in tier
- 2015-09-19 4K+ → 5K+ 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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MalCare WordPress Security Plugin – Malware Scanner, Cleaner, Security Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
WebDefender Security – Protection & AntiSpam 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Site Lockdown Security 700+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
DevDome Malware Scanner – WordPress Malware Removal & Security Scanner 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
WPHH SECURE – AIO WordPress Security With File Locking & WP Hide Login 100+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
VulnTitan – Malware Scanner, Vulnerability Scanner & Security 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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