# Malware Scanner

> Deep malware scanning finds hidden backdoors, malicious code, and suspicious files. Automatic detection with one-click removal and scheduled scanning.

- Canonical: <https://royalplugins.com/guardpress/features/malware-scanner/>
- HTML version: <https://royalplugins.com/guardpress/features/malware-scanner/>

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- [Overview](https://royalplugins.com/guardpress/)
- [Features](https://royalplugins.com/guardpress/features/)

  [All Features](https://royalplugins.com/guardpress/features/)
  [Firewall](https://royalplugins.com/guardpress/features/firewall/)
  [Malware Scanner](https://royalplugins.com/guardpress/features/malware-scanner/)
  [Vulnerability Scanner](https://royalplugins.com/guardpress/features/vulnerability-scanner/)
  [Two-Factor Auth](https://royalplugins.com/guardpress/features/two-factor-auth/)
  [Activity Logs](https://royalplugins.com/guardpress/features/activity-logs/)
- [Compare](https://royalplugins.com/guardpress/free-vs-pro/)

  [Free vs Pro](https://royalplugins.com/guardpress/free-vs-pro/)
  [vs Wordfence](https://royalplugins.com/guardpress/vs-wordfence/)
  [vs Sucuri](https://royalplugins.com/guardpress/vs-sucuri/)
  [vs Kadence Security](https://royalplugins.com/guardpress/vs-kadence-security/)
- [Pricing](https://royalplugins.com/guardpress/pricing/)
- [Docs](https://royalplugins.com/support/guardpress/)

Overview
All Features
— Firewall
— Malware Scanner
— Vulnerability Scanner
— Two-Factor Auth
— Activity Logs
Compare
— Free vs Pro
— vs Wordfence
— vs Sucuri
— vs Kadence Security
Pricing
Documentation

Pro Feature

Deep file scanning finds hidden malware, backdoors, and suspicious code. Automatic detection with detailed reports and easy removal options.

By Jameson · Founder & Lead Developer

[Get GuardPress Pro](https://royalplugins.com/guardpress/pricing/)

## What the Scanner Detects

Our malware scanner that checks themes, plugins, and core files for known malware signatures — such as backdoors, cryptominers, and SEO spam injections. We built this scanner uses multiple detection methods to find threats that other scanners miss. Every file in your WordPress installation is analyzed for known and unknown threats.

### PHP Backdoors

Detects hidden backdoor scripts that allow attackers remote access to your server and files.

### Web Shells

Finds command execution scripts like C99, r57, and custom shells hidden in your files.

### Injected Code

Identifies malicious code injected into legitimate WordPress files, plugins, and themes.

### Obfuscated Code

Decodes and analyzes base64, eval, and other obfuscation techniques used to hide malware.

### SEO Spam

Discovers hidden spam links, pharma hacks, and Japanese keyword injections damaging your SEO.

### Cryptominers

Finds cryptocurrency mining scripts that steal your server resources and slow down your site.

## How Scanning Works

Our scanner performs comprehensive analysis using multiple detection methods to catch threats that single-method scanners miss.

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### File Discovery

The scanner crawls your entire WordPress installation, including plugins, themes, uploads, and core files. Every file is cataloged for analysis.

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### Signature Matching

Files are checked against our database of over 40,000 known malware signatures. This catches all known threats quickly and efficiently.

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### Heuristic Analysis

Advanced pattern recognition detects suspicious code patterns even in new, previously unseen malware variants.

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### Integrity Verification

WordPress core files and popular plugins are compared against official checksums to detect unauthorized modifications.

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### Report Generation

A detailed report shows all findings with threat severity levels, file locations, and recommended actions for each issue.

## Detection Capability

Our malware database is continuously updated with new threats discovered across the WordPress ecosystem.

40K+

Malware Signatures

Daily

Definition Updates

100%

File Coverage

Unlike some security plugins that only scan specific directories, GuardPress scans your entire WordPress installation including wp-content, wp-includes, wp-admin, and even files outside the WordPress directory if configured.

## Scanner Features

- **Scheduled Scans:** Set automatic daily, weekly, or custom scan schedules. Never forget to check your site's security status.
- **Quick Scan Mode:** Fast scan that checks only recently modified files for rapid security checks.
- **Deep Scan Mode:** Comprehensive scan that analyzes every file regardless of modification date.
- **Custom Scan Paths:** Specify additional directories outside WordPress to include in scans.
- **Exclusion Rules:** Skip specific files, folders, or patterns that generate false positives.
- **Email Reports:** Receive scan results by email with summary and detailed findings.
- **One-Click Quarantine:** Isolate suspicious files without deleting them for later review.
- **File Restoration:** Restore WordPress core files to their original state with one click.

## Related Security Features

[### Web Application Firewall

Block attacks before they happen with intelligent request filtering.](https://royalplugins.com/guardpress/features/firewall/)
[### Vulnerability Scanner

Check plugins, themes, and core for known security vulnerabilities.](https://royalplugins.com/guardpress/features/vulnerability-scanner/)
[### Two-Factor Authentication

Add an extra layer of login security with TOTP-based 2FA.](https://royalplugins.com/guardpress/features/two-factor-auth/)
[### Activity Logging

Complete audit trail of all user actions and security events.](https://royalplugins.com/guardpress/features/activity-logs/)

## Find Hidden Malware Today

Get the Malware Scanner and all other GuardPress Pro features with a single license.

[View Pricing](https://royalplugins.com/guardpress/pricing/)
[Compare Free vs Pro](https://royalplugins.com/guardpress/free-vs-pro/)