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Best anti-virus plugins for WordPress

The most popular anti-virus plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. AWP antivirus leads with 30+ active installs, ahead of Vaccine (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “anti-virus” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 2 anti-virus plugins

  1. 1.
    AWP antivirus

    The most installed anti-virus plugin, with 30+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 6 reviews, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.

  2. 2.
    Vaccine

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1.

All 2 plugins tagged “anti-virus”