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Turbo Guard — WordPress Security Plugin

Turbo Guard – Security & Malware Scanner

by Turbo Addons · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.1.0 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4+

Turbo Guard has 10+ active installs on WordPress.org and 115 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 23, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Turbo Guard at a glance

Active installs
10+
Total downloads
115
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Turbo Guard well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Full-site scan: PHP, JavaScript, HTML files across wp-content, wp-admin, wp-includes, and WordPress root
  • WordPress Core File Manifest check — compares every file in wp-admin and wp-includes against the official WordPress.org checksums API
  • Detects 30+ malware patterns: eval+base64, C99/R57/WSO web shells, hidden iframes, pharma spam, code obfuscation
  • Detects Japanese, Chinese, and Korean SEO spam text inside PHP files
  • Scans the WordPress database (wp_posts, wp_options) for injected content and rogue admin accounts
  • PHP-in-uploads detection, PHP-in-core-asset-dirs detection
  • Polyglot image backdoor detection — scans image files for embedded PHP
  • Smart false-positive prevention: trusted plugins and themes are never flagged for translation text
  • Chunked AJAX scanning with live progress bar — handles 10,000+ file sites without timeout

Details

WordPress security plugin with malware scanner, bulk cleanup, firewall, 2FA, vulnerability scanner, file integrity checker, and SEO spam detection.

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

Rankings Turbo Guard competes in

Tags

  • 2FA
  • firewall
  • malware
  • scanner
  • security

More from Turbo Addons

Version
1.1.0
Last updated
Aug 23, 2026
First published
Aug 23, 2026
Requires WordPress
5.6
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Turbo Guard FAQ

What does Turbo Guard do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Turbo Guard offers Full-site scan: PHP, JavaScript, HTML files across wp-content, wp-admin, wp-includes, and WordPress root, WordPress Core File Manifest check — compares every file in wp-admin and wp-includes against the official WordPress.org checksums API, Detects 30+ malware patterns: eval+base64, C99/R57/WSO web shells, hidden iframes, pharma spam, code obfuscation, Detects Japanese, Chinese, and Korean SEO spam text inside PHP files and Scans the WordPress database (wp_posts, wp_options) for injected content and rogue admin accounts.

How many active installs does Turbo Guard have?

WordPress.org reports 10+ active installs for Turbo Guard as of September 7, 2026.

Is Turbo Guard still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 23, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is Turbo Guard free?

Turbo Guard is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.