Best hacked plugins for WordPress
The most popular hacked plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Threat Scan Plugin leads with 400+ active installs, ahead of Segurium (100+) and Cleverhog Malware Scanner (100+). All 10 plugins tagged “hacked” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 9 hacked plugins
- 1.
Threat Scan PluginThe most installed hacked plugin, with 400+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 2.
Segurium100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 8 hours ago.
- 3.
Cleverhog Malware Scanner100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
Batch REST Guard100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.
Content Guard Pro50+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 6.
MoeSec Security50+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 7.
Moatline Malware Scanner30+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, updated 5 hours ago.
- 8.
Genisoft Security ConnectorFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 9.
AftersweepFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 days ago.
All 10 plugins tagged “hacked”
Threat Scan Plugin
Up in the last 7 days:12#9,448by Keith P. Graham2 years ago
This is a very simple threat scan that looks for things out of place in the content directory as well as the database.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- 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
Cleverhog Malware Scanner
Up in the last 7 days:255#14,851by cleverhog1 month ago
Totally free malware scanner with no paid features: find infected files, backdoors, hacked core files, rogue admins and outdated software.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Batch REST Guard
Down in the last 7 days:63#15,942by vladanrs3 months ago
Block wp2shell REST batch attacks (CVE-2026-63030). Detect fake admins and backdoor plugins. Extra security for hacked sites.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Content Guard Pro
Up in the last 7 days:266#20,139by contentguardpro2 months ago
Scan your WordPress database for hidden SEO spam, pharma hacks, malicious scripts, iframes and spam links in posts and blocks.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
MoeSec Security
#20,838by MoeSec2 months ago
MoeSec Security is a comprehensive plugin for Malware Scanning, Monitoring, Integrity, Security Hardening and Protection.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Moatline Malware Scanner
Up in the last 7 days:1,003#24,127by Next Nova Technologiestoday
Finds the malware hacked WordPress sites hide: fake plugins, hidden admins and database scripts. Built by a team that cleans hacked sites.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 39/day
Genisoft Security Connector
Up in the last 7 days:5,327#56,686by genisoftweb19 days ago
Secure read-only connector linking your WordPress site to the WP Security malware-scanning service for remote security audits.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Aftersweep
#68,183by timaub2 days ago
For after your cleanup of a hacked site: a read-only list of what still looks wrong, and of what the plugin did not look at.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 86/day