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Virusdie — WordPress Security Plugin

Virusdie | One-click website security

by Virusdie · WordPress.org page

v1.1.10 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 5.6+

Virusdie has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 38,858 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 4, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Virusdie at a glance

Active installs
2,000+
Total downloads
38,858
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Virusdie 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.

  • Basic bad request protection
  • XSS and SQL injection protection
  • DoS-attacks protection
  • Brute force protection by limiting login attempts
  • Content scraping protection
  • Malicious uploads prevention
  • IP whitelisting/blacklisting
  • URL blocking
  • Country blocking
  • History of blocked requests
  • Make custom rules to block requests based by: IP Range, Hostname, User Agent and Referrer
  • Make custom rules generic type for POST/GET requests

Virusdie reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
4.0 out of 5

9 reviews

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  • One Time Password

    I have requested a one-time password several times. Unfortunately, I didn't receive any and nothing arrived in my spam folder.

    malthead

  • Great, but... still not for agency

    As mentioned before (i.e. 3 years ago), even as of today (October 2025 with new version 1.1.5) it is still not suitable for agency... You need to provide your email address, so the account is linked to your account... The problem is when they click on a link for details, it takes them to the Virusdie web site, where they can see and manage all of your accounts... Not too good...! It would be okay if the link (that includes special characters to point to the right place in your account) included something that would limit the access to JUST that account/web site. So, for now, the manual way is probably still the best way (though your clients can't see it).

    Nelmedia

  • Great plugin

    Great secuirty plugin guys, keep up the good work and the updates for the WodPRess plugin! :)

    peterbach2

  • Wow, this plugin...

    saved my ass. Got 2 vulnerable plugins. Solved :-)

    allways4backup

  • Fantastic function, semi-automatic safety tool.

    I have used VirusDie (VD) for 3 months now. Installed on our own pages as well as most of our customers websites as well. The install is super easy. Either install the plugin. Add admin-email address, receive code to that e-mail address. Copy, and paste in customers plugin-settings. Done. orInstall small php-file in root of customers hosting via for example ftp, or the hosting companies file manager. Then, if you like, you have your own admin dashboard to make adjustments to each site. You can set interval for scanning, change the power of the firewall, enable automatic patching of security glitches, and so on. Super great tool to have. So great to add to customers site, since we are experts in making great web sites, not expert in making sure EVERY security details is sorted out. As well as we now can say we take care of our customers web sites as part of a good support contract. Please note, VD is super friendly when it comes to support. And they are top notch to improve VD with better features and faster services month after month. I am not paid by them (I pay them). I am not part of the company or the team. I do not know any of them. Please not I will not use "super" for the next 3 months, starting now.

    Anders Granholm

  • Plugin Not suitable for agency accounts

    The dashboard has lots of great information but also shows pricing information and controls that non-administrators shouldn't see. The worst part though is that clicking the manage subscription link on the dashboard will take my clients into my agency virusdie dashboard where they have access to my entire account!

    peakperformancedigital

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Details

Malware scanning & removal, website hardening, patching vulnerabilities, real-time protection against online attacks, blacklist monitoring in a click!

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

Rankings Virusdie competes in

Tags

  • malware scanner
  • security
  • virusdie
  • web application firewall
  • website antivirus
Version
1.1.10
Last updated
Sep 4, 2026
First published
Nov 7, 2021
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
5.6
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Virusdie FAQ

What does Virusdie do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Virusdie offers Basic bad request protection, XSS and SQL injection protection, DoS-attacks protection, Brute force protection by limiting login attempts and Content scraping protection.

How many active installs does Virusdie have?

WordPress.org reports 2,000+ active installs for Virusdie as of September 7, 2026.

Is Virusdie still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on September 4, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is Virusdie free?

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