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Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor v19.9.8

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 17 versions audited
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 14, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 14, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires PHP 5.6+
  • Requires WordPress 6.2+
  • Tested up to WP 7.0 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 62% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 84 Passed
  • 33 Warnings
  • 8 Failed
Security 68/100
Needs Improvement

25 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 70/100
Needs Improvement

43 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 50/100
Needs Improvement

6 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 67/100
Needs Improvement

4 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 100/100
Excellent

3 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 50/100
Needs Improvement

3 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

2.2 MB

3.3 MB unzipped

Total files

211

across all file types

Lines of PHP

29,529

in 16 files Medium

File types

  • WOFF2
  • PHP
  • SVG
  • CSS
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 2 Critical
  • 63 High
  • 133 Medium
  • 141 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 17 audited versions of Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor, Compatibility improved the most (+17). The largest regression was in Performance (-17). The codebase grew 170% in size.

Audited 19.2 → 19.9.8 · 17 versions

0 50 100 19.2 19.9.3 19.9.8

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 355 710 19.2 19.9.3 19.9.8

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

654

downloads

Today

37

downloads

Week over week

−14%

vs previous week

Month over month

−78%

vs previous month

Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: None.

Version intelligence

38% of installs run an older version

≈ 3.8K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v19.9

Ratings

73 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 61
  • 4 1
  • 3 1
  • 2 1
  • 1 9

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

1 mo ago

Aug 3, 2026

Actively maintained

Release cadence

~ every 10 days

average between releases

Total releases

17

since Nov 2025 · 1 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running Malcure Malware Shield in Your Site?

Our latest audit of Malcure Malware Shield v19.9.8 flagged 339 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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