by malcare 4.4 (548 reviews)

MalCare WordPress Security Plugin - Malware Scanner, Cleaner, Security Firewall

Name: MalCare WordPress Security Plugin - Malware Scanner, Cleaner, Security Firewall
Rating: 4.4 (548 reviews)
Author: malcare

Get Bulletproof Security for your WordPress site. WordPress security plugin packed with comprehensive Firewall, malware scanner, cleaner & more.

MalCare WordPress Security Plugin ranks #286 among WordPress.org plugins with 100,000+ active installations, is #50 of 4,482 in the Security category, a 4.4/5 rating from 548 reviews, and was last updated Aug 28, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v6.72 Current Version v6.72

Updated 2 weeks ago Last Update on 28 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 8 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#50 of 4,482 in Security Top 1% by installs Downloads -75.8% this week Actively maintained

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Rank

#286

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Active Installs

100K+

-51.2%

KW Avg Position

8.8

0.4 better

Downloads

17.5M

+1,019 today

Support Resolved

100%

— No change

Rating

88%

Review 4.4 out of 5

4.4 (548 reviews)

Next Milestone 200K

Total Progress 100%

100K+ 200K+

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Growth Needed

8,000,000

Active Installs

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Growth +0.0%

Peak 0,000,000

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Reviews & Ratings

4.4

548 reviews

Overall 88%

447 (82%)

11 (2%)

6 (1%)

10 (2%)

74 (14%)

Support Threads Overview

Resolved

Unresolved

Total Threads

Resolved

Unresolved

100%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

3 known vulnerabilities on record · 2 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Sep 3, 2026

MalCare WordPress Security Plugin – Malware Scanner, Cleaner, Security Firewall [malcare-security] < 6.72

CVE-2026-84776 · Fixed in v6.72
Aug 26, 2026

MalCare WordPress Security Plugin – Malware Scanner, Cleaner, Security Firewall [malcare-security] < 6.65

CVE-2026-19718 · Fixed in v6.65
May 5, 2021

MalCare WordPress Security Plugin – Malware Scanner, Cleaner, Security Firewall [malcare-security] < 4.58

Fixed in v4.58

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Plugin Details

Version: 6.72
Last Updated: Aug 28, 2026
Requires WP: 4.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.0 or higher
Author: malcare

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.4
Reviews: 548
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

Keywords

firewall malware removal malware scanner vulnerabilities wordpress security

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

MalCare is aimed at WordPress site owners, developers, and agencies who need protection against hacks and malware. It provides malware scanning, automated malware removal, a firewall, and login protection to prevent and clean up security breaches before they cause site downtime or blacklisting.

Cloud-based malware scanning
One-click malware removal
Web application firewall
CAPTCHA-based login protection
Geo-blocking by country
Website hardening options
Uptime monitoring
White-label reporting for agencies

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about MalCare WordPress Security Plugin - Malware Scanner, Cleaner, Security Firewall

Yes. Take the help of this step-by-step guide.

We require your email address to keep you informed about important updates related to your website, such as malware alerts, vulnerability alerts, and uptime alerts. Having an account is necessary to use our service, and your email address serves as a unique identifier for your account. In addition, we may use your email address to notify you about any changes or updates that we make to our service, as well as any new features or services that we may offer to help enhance your user experience.

You can send an email to the support team at support@malcare.com and notify our team regarding this.

MalCare Security Service has a free version and a premium version. We’ll scan and protect your website with a Firewall in the free MalCare version. You can download the security plugin from the WordPress repository. The paid version includes Cleaning a Hacked Site, Website Hardening, Website Management, White-Labeling, Client Reporting, and taking Regular Backups. Kindly take a look at our security feature pages for more details. To learn more, please take a look at MalCare free vs premium page.

To upgrade from a free trial version to a premium account, please take the help of this guide.

To upgrade to a bigger Plan, take the help of this guide.

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MalCare automatic security scans a website once every 24 hours.

MalCare Security Service scans all your website WordPress files beyond just signatures and evaluates them automatically using powerful technology with the collective knowledge of 240,000+ sites. It uses 100 + intelligent signals automatically for deep security scanning and combing through all the files. That is how it detects even the most complex and well-hidden malware on your site.

No, not at all. MalCare Security Service performs all the heavy lifting of scanning your entire site WordPress files on its own. It does not use your site resources. MalCare Security Service runs its security operations on MalCare servers, thereby ensuring zero loads from its side on your website.