Virusdie | One-click website security

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ malthead

   11mo ago

   I have requested a one-time password several times. Unfortunately, I didn’t receive any and nothing arrived in my spam folder.

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2. ★★★★★ Nelmedia

   11mo ago

   As mentioned before (i.e. 3 years ago), even as of today (October 2025 with new version 1.1.5) it is still not suitable for agency… You need to provide your email address, so the account is linked to your account… The problem is when they click on a link for details, it takes them to the Virusdie web site, where they can see and manage all of your accounts… Not too good…! It would be okay if the link (that includes special characters to point to the right place in your account) included something that would limit the access to JUST that account/web site. So, for now, the manual way is probably still the best way (though your clients can’t see it).

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3. ★★★★★ peterbach2

   11mo ago

   Great secuirty plugin guys, keep up the good work and the updates for the WodPRess plugin! 🙂

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4. ★★★★★ allways4backup

   1.8y ago

   saved my ass. Got 2 vulnerable plugins. Solved 🙂

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5. ★★★★★ Anders Granholm

   3.7y ago

   I have used VirusDie (VD) for 3 months now. Installed on our own pages as well as most of our customers websites as well. The install is super easy. Either install the plugin. Add admin-email address, receive code to that e-mail address. Copy, and paste in customers plugin-settings. Done. orInstall small php-file in root of customers hosting via for example ftp, or the hosting companies file manager. Then, if you like, you have your own admin dashboard to make adjustments to each site. You can set interval for scanning, change the power of the firewall, enable automatic patching of security glitches, and so on. Super great tool to have. So great to add to customers site, since we are experts in making great web sites, not expert in making sure EVERY security details is sorted out. As well as we now can say we take care of our customers web sites as part of a good support contract. Please note, VD is super friendly when it comes to support. And they are top notch to improve VD with better features and faster services month after month. I am not paid by them (I pay them). I am not part of the company or the team. I do not know any of them. Please not I will not use “super” for the next 3 months, starting now. This topic was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by Anders Granholm. Reason: typing error

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6. ★★★★★ peakperformancedigital

   4.8y ago

   The dashboard has lots of great information but also shows pricing information and controls that non-administrators shouldn’t see. The worst part though is that clicking the manage subscription link on the dashboard will take my clients into my agency virusdie dashboard where they have access to my entire account! This topic was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by peakperformancedigital.

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7. ★★★★★ Leokoo

   4.8y ago

   I’ve been a long term user of Virusdie and it works well with Patchstack and MalCare Pro, keeping our sites safe. VD finds malicious files that MalCare Pro sometimes misses out, and vice versa.

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8. ★★★★★ Andrea

   4.8y ago

   I´m a long-term user of VD, the new plugin makes the integration a lot easier than before. Nice options!

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

1. Medium · 4.3 Virusdie <= 1.1.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) API Key Disclosure ↗
   2026-02-18 CVE-2025-14864 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.1.7 Patched in 1.1.8
2. Medium · 4.3 Virusdie <= 1.1.6 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Exposure ↗
   2025-12-21 CVE-2025-68576 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.1.6 Patched in 1.1.7
3. Medium · 4.3 Virusdie <= 1.1.6 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2025-12-21 CVE-2025-68577 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.1.6 Patched in 1.1.7
4. Medium · 4.3 Virusdie <= 1.1.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2025-06-27 CVE-2025-53265 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.1.3 Patched in 1.1.4

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2023-08-04 1K+ → 2K+ up after 27 days in tier
2. 2023-07-08 2K+ → 1K+ down after 8 days in tier
3. 2023-06-30 1K+ → 2K+ 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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• Defender Security – Malware Scanner, Login Security & Firewall 80K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• BulletProof Security 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A

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