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Virusdie

Virusdie | One-click website security
by Virusdie · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 4 Sep 2026, 7 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

86/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Virusdie
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security80
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Virusdie still maintained?
Yes. Last release 4 Sep 2026, 7 releases in the last 24 months. 4 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Virusdie, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer virusdie since Nov 2021. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Virusdie removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Virusdie safe?
4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.1.8). Not on the exploited list. 18 Feb 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Virusdie update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.1.10. No one-star spike after it. 4 Sep 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
plugin-master4 Nov 2021 to 4 Nov 2021, 1 commits
virusdie7 Nov 2021 to 4 Sep 2026, 56 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2021.

Maintenance

Last release
2 months ago
Releases, 24 months
7
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Virusdie
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20253
Q1 20261
Q2 20261
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 4 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.0.

Rating distribution
5 star6
4 star0
3 star1
2 star1
1 star1

Security record

4 vulnerabilities in 24 months, all patched (latest fixed in 1.1.8).

Show 4 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
18 Feb 2026Virusdie <= 1.1.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) API Key Disclosure4.3<= 1.1.71.1.8Patched before disclosure
21 Dec 2025Virusdie <= 1.1.6 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Exposure4.3<= 1.1.61.1.710
21 Dec 2025Virusdie <= 1.1.6 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 1.1.61.1.710
27 Jun 2025Virusdie <= 1.1.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 1.1.31.1.415

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

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Virusdie
4 May 202648
11 May 202684
18 May 202686
25 May 202684
1 Jun 2026751
8 Jun 2026232
15 Jun 2026133
22 Jun 2026124
29 Jun 2026187
6 Jul 2026138
13 Jul 2026120
20 Jul 2026109
27 Jul 2026131
3 Aug 2026121
10 Aug 202691
17 Aug 2026132
24 Aug 202689
31 Aug 2026765
7 Sep 2026309
14 Sep 2026288
21 Sep 2026195
28 Sep 2026190
5 Oct 2026161
12 Oct 2026148
19 Oct 2026209
26 Oct 2026195
2 Nov 202625

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 24% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version1.1.10
AuthorVirusdie
Added7 Nov 2021
Last updated4 Sep 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.6
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection
Tagssecurity, virusdie, malware scanner, website antivirus, web application firewall

Questions

Is Virusdie still maintained?

Yes. Last release 4 Sep 2026, 7 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Virusdie, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer virusdie since Nov 2021.

Was Virusdie removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Virusdie safe?

4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.1.8). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Virusdie update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.1.10. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue