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AntiVirus · Version history

AntiVirus changelog and version history

Latest version
1.6.2
Sep 20, 2026 (1 month ago)
Releases
21
since 2012
In the last year
2
about one every 273 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.1.4
PHP 7.4 or later

Releases each year

  • 20125 releases
  • 20143 releases
  • 20161 release
  • 20191 release
  • 20202 releases
  • 20211 release
  • 20233 releases
  • 20241 release
  • 20253 releases
  • 20261 release

20261 release

  1. AntiVirus 1.6.2Latest

20253 releases

  1. AntiVirus 1.6.1

    • Fixed issue with “dismiss” button if multiple warnings are found for one theme file

  2. AntiVirus 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
    • Lock scan button while scan is running
    • Various internal code improvements
    • Add link to Patchstack mVDP
    • Tested up to WordPress 6.8

  3. AntiVirus 1.5.2

    • Add JavaScript to page footer (#145)
    • Tested up to WordPress 6.7

20241 release

  1. AntiVirus 1.5.1

    • Fix issue with “dismiss” button if multiple warnings are found for one theme file (#135) (#136)

20233 releases

  1. AntiVirus 1.5.0

    • Fix deprecation warning with PHP 8.1+ (#126) (#127)
    • Enforce use of custom Safe Browsing API key (#104) (#108)
    • Separate settings page from manual scanning with overhauled UI (#107)
    • Update JS to ES2015 (IE11 no longer supported) (#32)

  2. AntiVirus 1.4.4

    • Fix warning on SafeBrowsing API errors with PHP 8.1+ (#123)
    • Tested up to WordPress 6.2

  3. AntiVirus 1.4.3

    • Point Safe Browsing link on settings page to site-specific URL (#106)
    • Increase the size of the Safe Browsing API input to show the entire key (#109)
    • Show warning if Safe Browsing check is enabled without custom API key (#105)

20211 release

  1. AntiVirus 1.4.2

    • Drop recursive check on option that failed in several scenarios (#96, #97)
    • Drop check for base64 encoded strings which did not work properly in al cases (#100)
    • Use WP 5.7 color palette for the UI (#99)

20202 releases

  1. AntiVirus 1.4.1

    • Fix some spelling mistakes and correct translations (#85)
    • Fix file name sanitization in manual theme scan causing errors to be not shown in the admin area (#88, #89)
    • Fix theme file collection for child themes with duplicate names (#86)
    • Consider all levels in theme file check instead of one only (#87, #90)
    • Support translations in old WordPress versions (#91)

  2. AntiVirus 1.4.0

    • Option to provide a custom key for the Google Safe Browsing API (#69)
    • Scan files of parent theme if a child theme is active (#1, #62)
    • Verify checksums of WP core files (integrated functionality from Checksum Verifier plugin (#5, #56)
    • Allow to enable Safe Browsing and Checksum Verifier as cronjob without theme scan (#66)
    • Update code style check and add build script (#68)

20191 release

  1. AntiVirus 1.3.10

    • Updated PayPal link for donations
    • Improve coding standards
    • Translation fixes, improvements and cleanups
    • Better documentation
    • Some minor markup, styling, accessibility and security improvements
    • Update to Safe Browsing API v4 (fixing false positive email notifications)
    • PHP 7.x compatibility fixes
    • Better regex to prevent false positives in file scans

20161 release

  1. AntiVirus 1.3.9

    • generated a POT file
    • added German formal translation
    • updated, translated + formatted README.md
    • updated expired link URLs in plugin and languages files
    • updated plugin authors
    • For the complete changelog, check out our GitHub repository.

20143 releases

  1. AntiVirus 1.3.8

  2. AntiVirus 1.3.7

  3. AntiVirus 1.3.5

20125 releases

  1. AntiVirus 1.3.2

  2. AntiVirus 1.3.1

  3. AntiVirus 1.3

  4. AntiVirus 1.2

  5. AntiVirus 1.1

Questions about AntiVirus’s releases

What is the latest version of AntiVirus?

1.6.2, released on Sep 20, 2026 (1 month ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4 and needs PHP 7.4 or later.

How often is AntiVirus updated?

2 releases in the last year, about one every 273 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from June 2012.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in AntiVirus’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.