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Exploit Scanner
v1.5.2Not updated in over a year
Search the files and database of your WordPress install for signs that may indicate that it has fallen victim to malicious hackers.
by Donncha O Caoimh (a11n) · Website
hackhackingscannersecurityspam
- Rank
- #2,401 24h -1 · 7d -3
- Est. installs
- 8,662 High confidence
- Total downloads
- 1.1M all time
- Rating
- 3.2 ★ 40 reviews
- Official installs
- 8,000+ public bucket
- Support threads
- 0 last 2 months
- Support resolved
- — of threads
- Tested up to
- WP 4.7.38 compatibility
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8.9 years ago
Last release
- Version
- 1.5.2
- Requires WP
- 3.3
- Requires PHP
- —
- On WP.org since
- 2008
About Exploit Scanner
Exploit Scanner is a WordPress plugin by Donncha O Caoimh (a11n), first published on WordPress.org in 2008. It has 8,000+ active installations and 1,069,362 downloads in total, and ranks #2,401 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it slipped 3 places. Users rate it 3.2 out of 5 across 40 reviews. Version 1.5.2 was released 8.9 years ago; WordPress.org flags plugins that have not been updated in over a year. It is tested up to WordPress 4.7.38 and requires WordPress 3.3 or later. No support threads were opened in the last two months. It is listed under hack, hacking, scanner, security and spam. Plugins with a similar focus include WPScan, Simple Login Captcha and Stop Spammers Classic.
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