NinjaScanner – Virus & Malware scan v3.3.1
A lightweight, fast and powerful virus scanner for WordPress.
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- Audit coverage Up to date 25 versions audited
- On Plugin Auditor since Sep 8, 2026
- Last audited Sep 8, 2026
Compatibility & requirements
The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.
- Requires PHP 7.1+
- Requires WordPress 4.7.0+
- Tested up to WP 7.0 WP 7.1.3 is current
- Version adoption 68% run the current version
Audit scores by category
125 checksHow this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.
- 85 Passed
- 29 Warnings
- 11 Failed
24 of 37 checks passed.
44 of 61 checks passed.
7 of 12 checks passed.
4 of 6 checks passed.
3 of 3 checks passed.
3 of 6 checks passed.
Code footprint
How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.
ZIP file size
249.4 KB
867.7 KB unzipped
Total files
64
across all file types
Lines of PHP
11,751
in 28 files Medium
File types
- PHP
- HTML
- HTACCESS
- PNG
- Other
Top issues
The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.
- 2 Critical
- 421 High
- 466 Medium
- 430 Low
This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.
View full reportHow scores changed across versions
Across 25 audited versions of NinjaScanner – Virus & Malware scan, The largest regression was in Code Quality (-3). The codebase grew 4% in size.
Audited 3.0 → 3.3.1 · 25 versions
How issues changed across versions
Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.
Download momentum
How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.
Last 7 days
1,427
downloads
Today
264
downloads
Week over week
−8%
vs previous week
Month over month
−24%
vs previous month
Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: Low.
Version intelligence
32% of installs run an older version
≈ 9.5K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.
- Other
- v3.2
- v3.3
Maintenance & history
How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.
Last updated
This month
Jun 9, 2026
Actively maintainedRelease cadence
~ every 95 days
average between releases
Total releases
25
since Nov 2020 · 6 yrs
Contributors & developers
The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.
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