NinjaScanner — WordPress Security Plugin
NinjaScanner – Virus & Malware scan
by nintechnet · WordPress.org page · Website
NinjaScanner has 30,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,007,047 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 16, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
NinjaScanner at a glance
Is NinjaScanner well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- File integrity checker
- File comparison viewer
- Exclusion filters
- File snapshot
- Database snapshot
- Anti-malware/Antivirus
- Sandbox for quarantined files
- Ignored files list
- Google’s Safe Browsing Lookup API
- Background scans
- Scheduled scans (Premium)
- WP-CLI integration (Premium)
NinjaScanner reviews and ratings
35 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
35 reviews
- 5★
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Never completes
Sadly it never completes. I have it on various blogs and none of them perform. It just times outs or craps out, whichever is te technical term...
BlogCampExperience -
Doesn't work
I've tested it on multiple sites and hosting accounts it gets' stuck on different stages of scan process making it unreliable. Even when it works, scan is quite slow.
Gennady Kurushin -
Scan stucks....
Scan stucks at 7/14 Building Theme list For my WP Installation totaly useless
malthead -
Helped me a lot with malware scan
Helped me a lot with malware scan
atmadja -
gets stuck at step 13
Sorry, but this plugin does not work :-( it just gets stuck at step 13, as others reported as well.
jupiter8 -
NinjaScanner Gets Stuck at Step 12/14 - Cannot Complete Scans
NinjaScanner scan stuck: The scanning process has been running for over 24 hours and is hanging at Step 12/14 (binary files scan phase) without completing.
planetoid
Where NinjaScanner ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that NinjaScanner appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Security Plugins | #46 by tag, not in search | #76 | – |
NinjaScanner alternatives
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Details
A lightweight, fast and powerful virus scanner for WordPress.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings NinjaScanner competes in
Tags
- malware
- protection
- scanner
- security
- virus
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- Version
- 3.3.1
- Last updated
- Aug 16, 2026
- First published
- Dec 9, 2017
- Requires WordPress
- 4.7.0
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.1
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
NinjaScanner FAQ
What does NinjaScanner do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, NinjaScanner offers File integrity checker, File comparison viewer, Exclusion filters, File snapshot and Database snapshot.
How many active installs does NinjaScanner have?
WordPress.org reports 30,000+ active installs for NinjaScanner as of September 7, 2026.
Is NinjaScanner still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 16, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Is NinjaScanner free?
NinjaScanner is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does NinjaScanner rank among Security Plugins?
NinjaScanner is #76 in the WordPress.org Security Plugins ranking.