VulnTitan – Malware Scanner, Vulnerability Scanner & Security
by Jaroslav Svetlik · Security
Also makes 3 other plugins · 110+ installs across the portfolio →
VulnTitan security toolkit for WordPress sites. Detect and remove malware, vulnerable plugins, risky file changes, and comment or form spam.
84 health vs 64 average across 997 Security plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2025-05-17 · 472 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
156
now · peak 822
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
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.
28
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v2.1.20
33
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “90+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
At the current install trend, crossing 100+ in roughly 26 days.
Install history · since 2025-05-16 · 432 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
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.
Details
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-26 80+ → 90+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-08-21 70+ → 80+ up after 16 days in tier
- 2026-08-05 60+ → 70+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-08-01 50+ → 60+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2026-07-14 40+ → 50+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 30+ → 40+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-06-30 40+ → 30+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-06-25 30+ → 40+ up after 7 days in tier
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 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Quttera ThreatSign – Web Malware Scanner for WordPress 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Content Guard Pro – Database Malware Scanner & SEO Spam Detector 40+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Squish Site Patrol — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Segurium – Malware Removal & Cleanup, Firewall, Two-Factor Authentication — installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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