Virusdie | One-click website security
by Virusdie · Security
Malware scanning & removal, website hardening, patching vulnerabilities, real-time protection against online attacks, blacklist monitoring in a click!
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.9K estimated
Momentum
-18%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “malware scanner”, “security” and “web application firewall” for “website hardening”, “backdoor” and “sql injection”. “malware scanner” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “website hardening” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “security” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “backdoor” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “web application firewall” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “sql injection” sits at #13 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 →4.9%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 40.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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 5 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 58 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.0★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ 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.
42
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
26%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| virusdie your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| website antivirus your tag | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| website hardening | #6 | #18 | down 2 |
| antivirus | #5 | #8 | 0 |
| website security | #18 | #24 | up 2 |
| hardening | #15 | #18 | up 1 |
| one click | #22 | #22 | up 1 |
| backdoor | #13 | #11 | up 1 |
| web application firewall your tag | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| sql injection | #13 | #21 | down 1 |
| malware scanning | #20 | #21 | down 2 |
| malware removal | #14 | #16 | down 1 |
| removal | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| threat | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| xss | #24 | #21 | down 3 |
| waf | #24 | #23 | down 1 |
| website monitoring | #18 | #21 | down 1 |
| wordpress malware removal | #22 | #21 | 0 |
| malware scanner your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
70 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 18 listed. 52 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 “malware scanner”, “security” and “web application firewall” for “website hardening”, “backdoor” and “sql injection”. “malware scanner” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “website hardening” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “security” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “backdoor” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “web application firewall” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “sql injection” sits at #13 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 2.7K · 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.
5
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.1.10 · 4 Sep 2026
28
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.2 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 7 May 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ malthead1.0y ago
I have requested a one-time password several times. Unfortunately, I didn’t receive any and nothing arrived in my spam folder.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nelmedia1.1y 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).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ peterbach21.1y ago
Great secuirty plugin guys, keep up the good work and the updates for the WodPRess plugin! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ allways4backup1.9y ago
saved my ass. Got 2 vulnerable plugins. Solved 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anders Granholm3.9y 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
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ peakperformancedigital4.9y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Leokoo5.0y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Andrea5.0y ago
I´m a long-term user of VD, the new plugin makes the integration a lot easier than before. Nice options!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 4 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.1.10). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2025-12-21 CVE-2025-68576 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.1.6 Patched in 1.1.7
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
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 30 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 12 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 12 of 12 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Facebook.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 10 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,942 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("malware scanner", "web application firewall", "website antivirus" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-08-04 1K+ → 2K+ up after 27 days in tier
- 2023-07-08 2K+ → 1K+ down after 8 days in tier
- 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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Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
RSFirewall! 4K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall Security 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
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 · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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