Nova Scan Lite is a free WordPress security plugin that scans PHP files for backdoors, webshells, remote-code-execution patterns, and injections. It verifies WordPress core checksums, tracks scan history, supports chunked scanning, and can quarantine suspicious files locally.
Nova Scan Lite sits in PulseGate's Website firewall, bot & spam protection category. It focuses on detecting and containing malware, backdoors, and unauthorized file changes in WordPress sites. Nova Scan Lite is a B2B product aimed at wordPress site owners and administrators. It is available for free. It runs on the web, and it can be self-hosted.
It is developed by SephX, and it first shipped in 2026. Among its 10 catalogued features are PHP malware scanning, backdoor detection, and webshell detection.
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