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Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force

Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall
by Eli · 100,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 27 Oct 2026, 11 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security75
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force still maintained?
Yes. Last release 27 Oct 2026, 11 releases in the last 24 months. 27 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer scheeeli since Mar 2012. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force safe?
11 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 4.23.90). Not on the exploited list. 9 Jul 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force update safe to install?
No ownership change before 4.23.92. No one-star spike after it. 27 Oct 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
scheeeli27 Mar 2012 to 27 Oct 2026, 193 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2012.

Maintenance

Last release
8 days ago
Releases, 24 months
11
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force
Q1 20242
Q2 20241
Q3 20242
Q4 20242
Q1 20250
Q2 20252
Q3 20250
Q4 20252
Q1 20262
Q2 20262
Q3 20260
Q4 20262

Last release 27 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.9.

Average rating per quarter for Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20245.0
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20265.0
Q2 20265.0
Q3 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q2 2024 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star758
4 star19
3 star0
2 star1
1 star5

Security record

3 vulnerabilities in 24 months (11 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 4.23.90).

Show 11 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
9 Jul 2026Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall <= 4.23.89 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting7.2<= 4.23.894.23.90Patched before disclosure
20 Apr 2026Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall <= 4.23.87 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection7.5<= 4.23.874.23.88Patched before disclosure
28 Oct 2025Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall <= 4.23.81 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read6.5<= 4.23.814.23.83Patched before disclosure
12 Mar 2024Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall <= 4.21.96 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution9<= 4.21.964.23.56Patched before disclosure
21 Dec 2022Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall <= 4.21.85 - Authenticated (Admin+) PHP Object Injection7.2<= 4.21.854.21.861
11 Apr 2022Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall <= 4.20.95 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1< 4.20.964.20.96Patched before disclosure
8 Feb 2022Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall <= 4.21.74 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 4.21.744.21.83175
24 Jan 2022Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall <= 4.20.93 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1< 4.20.944.20.94Patched before disclosure
10 May 2016Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall <= 4.15.17 - Cross-Site Scripting7.2<= 4.15.174.16.18n/a
25 May 2015Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall <= 4.15.22 - Cross-Site Scripting6.1< 4.15.234.15.232214
25 May 2015Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall <= 4.15.22 - Cross-Site Request Forgery3.1< 4.15.234.15.232214

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 4.23.89 (vulnerability, XSS); 4.23.91 (XSS, CSRF, nonce).

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

100,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force
4 May 20261,930
11 May 20265,408
18 May 20264,607
25 May 20263,818
1 Jun 20263,694
8 Jun 20263,739
15 Jun 20263,446
22 Jun 202656,440
29 Jun 202672,007
6 Jul 202616,527
13 Jul 20268,745
20 Jul 20268,918
27 Jul 20267,703
3 Aug 20266,817
10 Aug 20266,511
17 Aug 20265,490
24 Aug 20265,941
31 Aug 20264,822
7 Sep 20264,175
14 Sep 20264,120
21 Sep 20263,984
28 Sep 20263,839
5 Oct 20263,912
12 Oct 20263,396
19 Oct 202658,692
26 Oct 202680,367
2 Nov 20262,471

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 150% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version4.23.92
AuthorEli
Added27 Mar 2012
Last updated27 Oct 2026
Active installs100,000+
Requires WordPress3.3
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.6
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection
Tagsscanner, firewall, security, Brute Force, anti-malware

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Questions

Is Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force still maintained?

Yes. Last release 27 Oct 2026, 11 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer scheeeli since Mar 2012.

Was Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force safe?

11 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 4.23.90). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force update safe to install?

No ownership change before 4.23.92. No one-star spike after it.

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