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Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall — WordPress Security Plugin

by Eli · WordPress.org page · Website

v4.23.90 Tested up to WP 7.0.7 PHP 5.6+

Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall has 100,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 7,931,678 downloads all time. It was downloaded 16,720 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on June 29, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.7.

Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall at a glance

Active installs
100,000+
Total downloads
7,931,678
Downloads, last 30 days
16,720
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall well maintained?

Support threads resolved
1 of 1
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.7, not yet with the current 7.1.3
One-star reviews
<1%
5 of 783 reviews on WordPress.org

Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall reviews and ratings

783 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.9 out of 5

783 reviews

5★
758
4★
19
3★
0
2★
1
1★
5

Download and install history

27,337 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall downloads per day05001k1.5k2kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall active installs025k50k75k100kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall review count02505007501kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

Where Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Security Plugins #22 by tag, #30 in search #16 –

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Details

This Anti-Malware scanner searches for Malware, Viruses, and other security threats and vulnerabilities on your server and it helps you fix them.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall competes in

Tags

  • anti-malware
  • Brute Force
  • firewall
  • scanner
  • security

More from Eli

Version
4.23.90
Last updated
Jun 29, 2026
First published
Mar 27, 2012
Requires WordPress
3.3
Tested up to
7.0.7
Requires PHP
5.6
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall FAQ

How many active installs does Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall have?

WordPress.org reports 100,000+ active installs for Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall as of October 22, 2026.

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

Yes. The last release was on June 29, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.7.

Does Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 1 of 1 recent support threads for Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall free?

Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall rank among Security Plugins?

Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall is #16 in the WordPress.org Security Plugins ranking.