BroodWeb Malware Scanner is a security tool designed for WordPress sites, providing malware detection, inspection, and cleanup capabilities. It addresses the need for site owners and administrators to identify and manage malicious code, suspicious patterns, and other security risks within their WordPress installations. The platform offers both a free and a paid Pro version, each supporting a workflow that moves from scanning to review and containment of threats.
The scanner examines a range of locations where malware typically hides, including WordPress core files, plugins, themes, uploads, MU plugins, root files, and the database. It detects suspicious code patterns such as eval, base64_decode, shell_exec, packed payloads, risky filenames, and iframe injections. org plugin files to identify tampering or hidden edits. Its database scanning inspects posts, options, widgets, and user data for injected scripts, suspicious URLs, spam payloads, and malware that may not be detectable by file scanners. Entropy analysis is used to flag heavily obfuscated files, helping to surface sophisticated threats.
BroodWeb Malware Scanner includes features for quarantining suspicious files, restoring them if necessary, and reviewing them safely before taking action. Users can whitelist known-safe files and keep reports focused on critical findings. Scan history is maintained, and reports can be exported. The tool also allows for the reinstallation of clean WordPress core files directly from the dashboard, which is useful during cleanup and recovery. For large sites, AJAX-based chunked scanning with live progress helps avoid timeouts and makes inspection more manageable.
The Pro version extends the platform's capabilities with integrity baselines, scheduled monitoring, vulnerability intelligence, login security and lockouts, firewall and uploads hardening, official compare and repair tools, and an activity log with a dedicated dashboard. The free version is available at no cost, while the Pro plan is offered at a stated price per year for up to two sites. BroodWeb Malware Scanner is delivered as a WordPress plugin, integrating directly into the site's admin experience and supporting both on-demand and scheduled scans.
In the Website firewall, bot & spam protection space, BroodWeb Malware Scanner takes a focused approach. It focuses on detecting and managing malware, suspicious files, and vulnerabilities on WordPress sites. BroodWeb Malware Scanner is a consumer product aimed at wordPress site owners and administrators. It is available for free. It ships for the web.
It is developed by Md Jubayer Hossain, and it first shipped in 2026. Key capabilities include malware scanning, file integrity checks, and login abuse detection. The interface is available in English and Persian.
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