AntiVirus
Security plugin to protect your blog or website against exploits and spam injections.
4.2(22 reviews)
·30K+ active installs·Updated 3 months agoAs of April 2026, AntiVirus is a WordPress malware plugin with 30K+ active installations and a 4.2/5 rating from 22 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.3M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Downloads are down 13% this week. Top alternative: Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware….
4.2/522 reviews
30K+active installs
1.3M+total downloads
17 yearssince 2009
Overview
AntiVirus is an easy-to-use, safe tool to harden your WordPress site against exploits, malware and spam injections.
You can configure AntiVirus to perform an automated daily scan of your theme files. If the plugin detects any suspicious code injections, it will send out a notification to a previously configured e-mail address.
In case your WordPress site has been hacked, AntiVirus will help you to become aware of the problem very quickly in order for you to take immediate action.
Features
- Scan for suspicious code in the theme files (daily scan with email notifications and manual scan) with an option to mark detected cases as false positive
- Checksum verification for WordPress Core files
- Optional: Google Safe Browsing for malware and phishing monitoring.
A complete documentation is availa…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
bug in the new version
by ilijagl·2 years ago·2 replies
There is a bug in the new version. If the warnings are in a row, then when you press DIsmiss, they all close and you have to start scanning again
Nice one
by almma·5 years ago
Testing it. Until the moment is running smooth.
Excellent Antivirus WordPress plugin.
by raulmuroc·5 years ago
Excellent Antivirus WordPress plugin. And it’s 100% free!
Nice plugin
by nhantam·7 years ago
Scan malware theme good, but Could you develope scan all folder ?
Traffic
by JustNec·10 years ago
Your plugin lifts a traffic of my site to heavens…
Download Trends
Today: 39Yesterday: 45This week: 326Period total: 60K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.6
56.0%
v1.3
17.6%
v1.5
14.1%
v1.4
12.2%
Other
0.1%
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Changelog
1.6.1
- Fixed issue with “dismiss” button if multiple warnings are found for one theme file
1.6.0
- Requires PHP 7.4 or later
- Requires WordPress 5.0 or later
- Translate JavaScript strings using WP i18n API
- Correct internal filter registration
- Remove deprecated constructor methods
- Fix encoding of URLs in SafeBrowsing API requests
- Rewrite JavaScripts for settings and manual scan
- Loc…
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