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Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor icon

Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor

Fast malware removal & security shield. Fix hacks, stop redirects, clean SEO spam. Real-time threat intelligence. No bloat.

By Malcure Web Security·Virus·Free
4.4(69 reviews)
·10K+ active installs·Updated 3 days ago
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As of April 2026, Malcure Malware Shield is a WordPress virus plugin with 10K+ active installations and a 4.4/5 rating from 69 reviews. It has been downloaded 612K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.7.4+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are up 634% this week. Support resolution rate: 0%. Top alternative: NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) – Advanced….

4.4/569 reviews
10K+active installs
0%resolved
8 yearssince 2018

Overview

Is your website acting strangely? Seeing ‘Deceptive Site Ahead’ warnings, Japanese spam, SEO spam, or random redirects? Time to fix and monitor your site with Malcure Malware Shield.

Malcure Malware Shield: The Powerful Antivirus

Just as your computer requires antivirus, your website demands specialized antivirus-grade protection. Malcure Malware Shield delivers comprehensive, antivirus-style detection with advanced signatures to identify viruses, trojans, backdoors, adware, and ransomware. Unlike basic security plugins, it operates with the precision of an antivirus engine, scanning every layer of your site—from core files to the database—to ensure your website remains virus-free and secure.

Malware Removal, Hack Repair & SEO Spam Cleanup

Malware attacks are evolving. Sta…

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Ratings & Reviews

4.469 reviews
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Recent Reviews

Best of all i’ve tried
by sdesan·1 month ago

good database scan
good file scan
good problems explication: it’s possible to resolve a lot of problem using file editor and MySQL editing

super anti-malware plugin
by quickwebteam·3 months ago

Super Anti-Malware is easy to set up and works reliably. Fast scans, clear reports, and effective threat removal without slowing down the site. Highly recommended!

  • This topic was modified 3 months ago by quickwebteam.
Works great!
by Marius·5 months ago

Works great!

Detects some infestations but not all
by rjc3000·9 months ago·2 replies

This plugin gave me a great heads-up about a links injected into my posts and pages.

I cleaned up the 100+ pages which had between 1-7 backlinks infecting them each page.

Then I decided to randomly check a few other posts that had not been flagged — and I found around 25% of the remaining 500 posts still had the infection. And Malcure didn’t find them (and still doesn’t).

I have been checking and clearing them manually. Not fun, but effective.

I also changed the password, updated plugins, and deleted non active and older plugins that were not updated. I don’t know how they got access, but nothing new has come through in the past few weeks.

So — great plugin for warning and finding a bunch of malware. But it missed A LOT (hundreds of infections). Room for improvement but a decent tool when used with other strategies.

  • This topic was modified 9 months ago by rjc3000.
The ONLY plugin that scans files in real time.
by Zeeshan A.·11 months ago

I am a web developer and have tried many malware removal plugins, including popular ones like Wordfence and Sucuri. However, none of them detected some unusual files that were actually malware causing regular attacks. Some of these files were in JPG format, and I wonder if this plugin detects them effectively and alerts me. The only feature I find missing is background scanning—when I close the window, the scan stops.

  • This topic was modified 11 months, 1 week ago by Zeeshan A..

Download Trends

Today: 243Yesterday: 2KThis week: 5KPeriod total: 184K

Compatibility

WordPress3.7.4+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP5.6+ required

Version Adoption

Other
51.6%
v19.8
43.3%
v19.7
5.1%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

19.9

  • Feature: Malware definitions are now checked hourly for faster threat-intelligence updates.
  • Stability: Reduced unnecessary SaaS requests with smarter local freshness checks before contacting the API.
  • Improvement: Admin and WP-CLI now use the same definitions-check flow and record the last successful definitions check for more consistent refresh behavior.
  • Improvement: Diagnostics now flag MySQL settings that can interrupt large definition updates and database scans.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

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Plugin Info
Version
19.9
Last Updated
Apr 1, 2026
WP Requires
3.7.4+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
5.6+
Active Installs
10K+
Downloads
612K+
Added
Jul 10, 2018
Business
Free

Tags

virussecurityantivirusmalware scannervulnerability scanner

Developer

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