WP Malware Guard – WordPress Malware Scanner & Cleanup

WP Malware Guard is an admin-focused WordPress security and malware cleanup solution designed to help website owners identify suspicious files, investigate threats, quarantine infections, and safely clean compromised WordPress installations.

It combines signature-based detection, heuristic analysis, WordPress core integrity checks, database inspection, quarantine management, and scheduled monitoring in one centralized security dashboard.

🛡️ Key Features

• Advanced Malware Scanner – Scan WordPress files for suspicious and potentially malicious code.
• Quick & Deep Scan – Run fast security checks or perform a more comprehensive deep scan.
• AJAX Scan Engine – Scan large installations progressively without blocking the WordPress admin interface.
• Heuristic Detection – Detect suspicious PHP patterns, obfuscation, dangerous functions, encoded payloads, and other indicators.
• Threat Center – Review detected threats with file paths, severity, detection reason, and scan information.
• Quarantine System – Isolate suspicious files before permanent removal.
• Restore Quarantined Files – Restore files when a detection is determined to be a false positive.
• Permanent Delete – Remove confirmed malicious files directly from the Threat Center.
• WordPress Core Integrity Check – Compare core files against expected WordPress checksums.
• Database Security Scan – Search database content for suspicious injections and malicious payload indicators.
• File Hash Tracking – Generate SHA-256 hashes to assist with file integrity investigation.
• Scheduled Security Scans – Automatically run recurring scans using WordPress Cron.
• Email Security Alerts – Receive notifications when suspicious activity or threats are detected.
• Security Dashboard – Monitor scan status, detected threats, quarantined items, and security activity.
• Audit Log – Keep track of important scanning, quarantine, restoration, deletion, and security actions.
• Scan History – Review previous scan results and security activity.
• Configurable Detection Settings – Control scanning and notification behavior from the admin panel.
• Admin-Only Architecture – No unnecessary frontend widgets or public-facing interface.

🔍 Detection & Cleanup Workflow

WP Malware Guard follows a safer investigation workflow:

Scan → Detect → Analyze → Quarantine → Review → Clean/Restore → Rescan

Instead of blindly deleting suspicious files, the plugin provides administrators with information about why an item was flagged and allows potentially dangerous files to be isolated before permanent removal.

🎯 Suitable For

• WordPress site owners
• Web agencies
• Freelancers
• Hosting administrators
• WordPress maintenance companies
• WooCommerce websites
• Business websites
• Sites recovering from malware infections
• Developers managing multiple WordPress installations

⚙️ Installation

1. Download the WP Malware Guard ZIP package.
2. Go to WordPress → Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
3. Upload the ZIP file.
4. Click Install Now and then Activate.
5. Open WP Malware Guard from the WordPress admin menu.
6. Run an initial scan and review the detected threats.

💻 Requirements

• WordPress: 6.0 or higher
• PHP: 7.4 or higher
• MySQL: 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.3+
• HTTPS: Recommended
• WordPress Cron: Required for scheduled scans and alerts
• Administrator access: Required for security operations

⚠️ Important Security Note

No malware scanner can guarantee detection of every possible infection. WP Malware Guard is designed to provide layered detection and conservative remediation tools, while giving administrators control over quarantine, restoration, deletion, and verification.