Best antivirus plugins for WordPress
The most popular antivirus plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. AntiVirus leads with 30K+ active installs, ahead of Malcure Malware Shield (10K+) and WebTotem Security (700+). All 17 plugins tagged “antivirus” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 antivirus plugins
- 1.
AntiVirusThe most installed antivirus plugin, with 30K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 23 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.Malcure Malware Shield
10K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 74 reviews, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 3.
WebTotem Security700+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 13 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
QueryWall200+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 9 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
- 5.
Segurium100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 15 hours ago.
- 6.
WP Firewall50+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
- 7.
Shieldfy Security Firewall and Anti Virus30+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 8.
AMWScan Antimalware Scanner Lite30+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 9.
AWP antivirus30+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 6 reviews, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 10.
Frumentarii Security Malware Scanner and Anti Virus20+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
All 17 plugins tagged “antivirus”

AntiVirus
Up in the last 7 days:1#1,077by pluginkollektiv1 month ago
Security plugin to protect your blog or website against exploits and spam injections.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 4.1(23)
- Downloads
- 111/day
Malcure Malware Shield
Down in the last 7 days:5#2,048by Malcure Web Security28 days ago
Malware scanner and monitor.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.4(74)
- Downloads
- 131/day

WebTotem Security
Down in the last 7 days:181#7,769by WebTotem1 month ago
WebTotem is a SaaS which provides powerful tools for securing and monitoring your website in one place in easy and flexible way.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 4.2(13)
- Downloads
- 22/day

QueryWall
Up in the last 7 days:3#11,902by 4ley8 years ago
Autopilot protection for your WordPress against malicious URL requests.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(9)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Segurium
Up in the last 7 days:924#13,888by Seguriumtoday
Website hacked? Free malware removal and auto cleanup on every site you run, plus vulnerability alerts, firewall and 2FA. Same setup everywhere.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 23/day

WP Firewall
#21,304by Andrea De Giovine6 years ago
Protect WordPress from hacker attacks, spam and dangerous actions.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Shieldfy Security Firewall and Anti Virus
Up in the last 7 days:41#23,642by Shieldfy8 years ago
Shieldfy is a cloud-based security shield for your website to protect it from web attacks and malwares.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day

AMWScan Antimalware Scanner Lite
Up in the last 7 days:758#24,115by Marco Cesarato1 month ago
Block risky uploads and run malware, integrity, vulnerability, and reputation scans from your WordPress dashboard.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

AWP antivirus
#25,178by cwsagency9 years ago
AWP antivirus scans all of your local files to find malware code or file injection.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 4.2(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Frumentarii Security Malware Scanner and Anti Virus
#28,034by Shieldfy10 years ago
Frumentarii is a fast and smart malware scanner. Can detect Web Malwares. With smart code highlighting you can identify the infection.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 3.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Wieczo's Virus Scanner
Up in the last 7 days:120#30,896by wieczo2 years ago
A plugin to scan uploaded files for viruses with ClamAV.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

CAS Antivirus
#53,638by soysupercas1 month ago
Free WordPress security plugin with malware scanner, HTTP Security Headers, WordPress core restoration and TOTP Two-Factor Authentication.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Integrum Security Scanner
Up in the last 7 days:12,891#59,783by WPChef25 days ago
Scan your WordPress files for malicious code. Pick the folders, start a scan, and review suspicious files right inside wp-admin.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day

Sentryvine
Down in the last 7 days:10,752#64,418by sentryvine2 months ago
Scan WordPress files and published content for malware indicators, core integrity changes, and phishing risks.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Detectant Malware Scanner
Down in the last 7 days:2,373#70,199by detectant1 month ago
Scans WordPress uploads synchronously with Detectant and quarantines malware found by background reconciliation.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Malware Scanner by Antivirus.ai
#72,423by Plugins.shop1 day ago
WordPress antivirus and malware scanner with file integrity, 2FA, firewall, local signatures and reviewed Free recovery by Antivirus.ai.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 50/day
Yuga AntiMalware
#74,389by Yuga Web1 month ago
WordPress anti-malware plugin with tabbed admin panel, multi-mode scanning, quarantine, cleanup tooling, and post-hack recovery checks.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day