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Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor
A sharp scanner that might charge you to ignore its mistakes.
Healthy
72/100
Deep scanning works well but the free version lacks essential whitelisting tools.
Active installs
~22,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
4.5★
72 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+3%
Holding steady
132 → 136 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Holding steady · +3% in the last year
132/day a year ago→136/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayMalcure Malware Shield is generally praised for its effective detection, database-plus-file scanning and helpful guidance, but users note that it can miss infections and pushes upgrades for false-positive handling.
What people like
- +Effectively detects and cleans malware, including advanced threats like webshells×4
- +Quickly updates malware definitions, sometimes within hours
- +Scans both the WordPress database and code files×2
- +Provides clear explanations of problems and guidance for fixing them via file editor or MySQL×2
- +Pinpoints the exact infected database rows, helping developers resolve hacks quickly
- +Free version offers functional scanning and detection
- +Saves developer time by automating detection and providing actionable info
Common complaints
- −Misses many infections, leading to false negatives
- −First scan can be very long, though subsequent scans are faster
- −Generates false positives that cannot be whitelisted in the free version, forcing purchase of the paid upgrade×2
- −Pushes users toward paid upgrades for full functionality×2
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.44★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.50★
- 18%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-09-182025-02-092026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 72 total
Latest reviews · 72 analyzed
- 2026-04-28★★★★★great, slow at first, but gets fast with next turnsnenadvuk
- 2026-04-23★★★★★Saved my a**groso
- 2026-04-12★★★★★Love and hate !!!!!!Jonathan Sin
- 2026-02-15★★★★★Best of all i've triedsdesan
- 2026-01-03★★★★★super anti-malware pluginquickwebteam1-shot
- 2025-10-26★★★★★Works great!Marius
- 2025-10-06★★★★★Detects some infestations but not allrjc3000
- 2025-04-27★★★★★The ONLY plugin that scans files in real time.Zeeshan A.
- 2025-04-23★★★★★⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️jackiewindupminds1-shot
- 2025-04-12★★★★★Definetly Worth It , Just Make Sure to register for latest updatesAGWS – And Go Web Solutions
Releases
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the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
110
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
151
Prior 7-day baseline
115
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
2,206
Mean release-day peak (30d)
373
Latest day · 2026-06-03(spike)
-27.2%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
11%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.01
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
85%
5★ share in analyzed sample
18%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.47 → 4.44★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered