Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Watch

Is your website acting strangely? Seeing ‘Deceptive Site Ahead’ warnings, Japanese spam, SEO spam, or random redirects? Time to fix and monitor your site with Malcure Malware Shield.

Malcure Malware Shield: The Powerful Antivirus

Just as your computer requires antivirus, your website demands specialized antivirus-grade protection. Malcure Malware Shield delivers comprehensive, antivirus-style detection with advanced signatures to identify viruses, trojans, backdoors, adware, and ransomware. Unlike basic security plugins, it operates with the precision of an antivirus engine, scanning every layer of your site—from core files to the database—to ensure your website remains virus-free and secure.

Malware Removal, Hack Repair & SEO Spam Cleanup

Malware attacks are evolving. Standard scanners often miss hidden backdoors and database infections. If your current security plugin says “All Clear” but your site is still broken, you need Malcure Malware Shield.

Malcure Malware Shield is the intelligent, lightweight security solution. We believe security should be simple on the surface but deep under the hood. No complex settings. No bloat. Just activate and scan.

Lightweight, API-driven scanning runs only on demand or on scheduled scans — no persistent background processes.

Unlike scanners that delay new malware definitions for days, Malcure delivers real-time threat intelligence to every user so you’re protected against the latest threats as soon as they emerge.

What Our Users Say

“Best by far, better than W******** and other giants… I spent hours trying to find a plugin like this… Simple and effective.” — @dalingzaf

“The ONLY plugin that scans files in real time. I am a web developer and have tried many malware removal plugins, including popular ones like W******** and S*****. However, none of them detected some unusual files that were actually malware causing regular attacks.” — @devzeeshanx

“Accurately shows which Database table row is infected and it helps resolve the hacking attempt instantly. Saves a lot of time for the developers.” — @s3630

“It’s not just a “teaser”. This plugin really found the malware, and removed it. Really for free.” — @halucska

Malware Removal & Hack Repair

• Checksum Verification: We verify core, plugin, and theme file integrity against the official repository checksums served by our SaaS API endpoint.
• Deep Scan: If checksums fail, Malcure runs a full scan against malware detection signatures detecting estimated 50,000+ variants.
• Inspect & Repair: Inspect infected database records and files. Assists in cleaning compromised files and database entries.
• SEO Spam Specialist: Detects and removes the notorious “Japanese Keyword Hack” and pharma spam from your files and database, helping restore your Google rankings.

Virus Scanner & Threat Detection

• Database Scan: Scans database tables for malicious injections and spam links.
• File Scan: Scans core files, themes, plugins, images, and uploads for backdoors and obfuscated code.
• Vulnerability Detection: Checks your core, plugins, and themes for known security flaws.
• DeepScan™ Technology: Scans backups, archives, images, and hidden files where malware hides.
• Ultra-High Precision: Uses intelligent checksum verification (comparing your files to official core/plugin/theme checksums) to dramatically reduce false alarms compared to heuristic-only scanners.

Intelligent Health Monitor

• Always-On Guard: Continuous monitoring via Scheduled Scans (daily/weekly/monthly) configurable cadence.
• Instant Alerts: Every time a scheduled scan completes, you get an instant email report telling you if your site is clean or infected.
• Event Log: Track the events leading up to a malware incident for faster root-cause analysis.

Powered by Malcure API: Real-Time Threat Intelligence

Hackers don’t sleep, and neither do we. Malcure Malware Shield connects to our real-time API to fetch the latest threat definitions.

This plugin relies on the Malcure API to provide real-time threat intelligence and checksum verification.

• Data Transmission: To perform scans, the plugin sends file checksums and your site’s domain to Malcure servers. No sensitive user data is transmitted.
• Terms & Privacy: Use of the API is subject to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
• Zero-Day Alerts: Our API serves new threat-intelligence in real-time, ensuring the site is scanned against the latest vulnerabilities.
• Smart Checksums: We verify your core files, themes, and plugins against the official repository checksums using our API, ensuring absolute integrity.
• Lightweight: The scanner only uses minimum resources to keep your server fast and responsive.

Why Keep Malcure Malware Shield Installed?

Reinfection Risk & Continuous Monitoring

Malware cleanup is not a one-and-done task. New vulnerabilities and reinfections can appear without warning, so continuous monitoring and scheduled scans help catch issues early—before SEO damage, blacklists, or downtime. You get email notification with the results to rest assured that the site is clean or when immediate action is required.

Cleaning your site is just step one. Malcure is your anti-malware health monitor.

• Continuous Monitoring: Scheduled scans watch your site for changes so you don’t have to.
• Real-Time Event Log: See exactly what’s happening on your site.
• Early Warning: Catch new infections before Google blacklists you.
• Recurrence Prevention: Scheduled scans and integrity checks catch reinfections before they spread.
• No Bloat: Designed to run on-demand or as per schedule without slowing down your site.

Who This Plugin Is For

• Site owners who want clear, actionable results (what was flagged and where).
• Agencies & developers who need fast triage across multiple sites.
• WooCommerce / membership / lead-gen sites where downtime, SEO brand-reputation damage are expensive.
• Anyone who wants a scanner that cuts through the noise to focus on signal—real threats with practical remediation paths.

How It Works (Scan → Review → Clean → Monitor)

1. Scan

   • Go to Malcure Scanner in your Admin Dashboard.
   • Run a scan to check your files and database for vulnerabilities, malware, backdoors, suspicious code, and integrity issues.

2. Review

   • Malcure reports findings with clear locations (file paths / database records) so you can verify what changed and why it was flagged.
   • Use the results to decide what should be repaired, deleted, or kept (for example, legitimate custom code).

3. Clean & Recover

   • The free edition helps you identify issues, inspect data and understand what needs fixing.
   • The Advanced Edition adds Whitelisting, Advanced Scan Filters, File Operations, WP CLI Automation, Deployment, Bulk Client-Servicing Features, Background Scan & Premium Support (Expertise).

4. Monitor

   • Set up scheduled scans to keep your site continuously monitored.
   • Get email alerts for new infections or integrity issues.

Is It Free?

We believe in 100% transparency.

• Free Forever: Professional-grade Detection (Knowledge). You see every infected file and database row (exact file path & line number), so you can clean it yourself for free.
• Free Forever: Real-time Threat Intelligence & Monitoring.
• Pro Upgrade: Whitelisting, Advanced Scan Filters, File Operations, WP CLI Automation, Deployment, Bulk Client-Servicing Features, Background Scan & Premium Support (Expertise).

You are never forced to pay to find a hack.

Core Features (Free Forever)

• Deep Malware Scan: Scans core files, themes, plugins, images, and your entire database for vulnerabilities, viruses, trojans, backdoors, and malicious redirects.
  • Files: Scans core files, themes, plugins, images, and uploads for backdoors, shells including variants like C99, R57, RootShell, dolohan, Crystal Shell, Matamu, Cybershell, W4cking, Sniper, Predator, Jackal, Phantasma, GFS, Dive, Dx, obfuscated code and many more known and unknown variants.
  • Database: Scans database tables for malicious injections, recurring malware and spam links.
  • SEO Spam Detection: Specifically checks page titles and database records for “Japanese Keyword Hack”, “Pharma Hack” and other SEO spam symptoms.
  • Vulnerability Scanner: Checks your installed plugins and themes against our real-time database of known security vulnerabilities.
  • Intelligent Checksum Verification: Automatically verifies your core files, themes, and plugins against the official checksums. If a file has been tampered with, we know instantly.
  • Uncompromising Detection: Detects variants like C99, R57, RootShell, dolohan, Crystal Shell, Matamu, Cybershell, W4cking, Sniper, Predator, Jackal, Phantasma, GFS, Dive, Dx, obfuscated code and many more known and unknown variants.
• Attack Surface Hardening & Firewall:
  • Block Path Traversal: Stops attackers from accessing sensitive system files.
  • Block PHP Uploads: Prevents malicious scripts from being uploaded to your site.
  • Stop User Enumeration: Blocks bots from fishing for your username.
  • REST API Protection: Prevents user data leakage via the WP REST API.
  • Security Hardening: Learn more about securing your site.
• Recurrence Watchdog (Background Monitor):
  • Set it and forget it: Malcure runs silently in the background using scheduled scans (configurable cadence) + integrity baseline to monitor changes.
  • Stay Ahead: Automatically catch new infections before they spread or damage your SEO rankings.
• Incident Response Toolkit:
  • Nuke User Sessions: Instantly force-logout every user on the site to kick out intruders.
  • Salt Shuffler: One-click rotation of security keys (salts) to invalidate all browser cookies.
  • Forensic Flight Recorder (Event Log): Track every security event. Know exactly when and how a breach might have occurred with our 100-day event log.
• Google Search Console Integration: Connect directly to Google to fetch security warnings and blacklist status in real-time.
• Real-Time API Updates: Connects to the Malcure Cloud to fetch the latest threats and vulnerabilities.

Upgrade to Advanced Edition

For mission-critical websites that demand comprehensive protection and recovery tools.

• 1-Click Surgical Repair: Inspect, Delete, or Repair infected files instantly.
• Advanced Whitelisting: Stop false alarms. Supports files, folders, and Database Records.
• WP-CLI Integration: Complete command-line control for automated scanning and reporting.
• Automatic Definition Updates: Definitions update automatically in the background.
• On-Demand Background Scans: Trigger deep scans immediately without keeping your browser open.
• Advanced Scan Filters: For when you are specifically looking for something in the files or database or want to include, exclude specific files & directories
• File Operations: Critical file operations like deletion.
• Bulk Client-Servicing Features: Like copying scan results to generate report for clients.
• Background Scan: For when you want to trigger a scan and forget it. The scan continues and emails you upon completion.
• Premium Support (Expertise): When you want to consult or want to exploit advanced features or need help troubleshooting.
• High-Priority Support: Direct access to our security analysts.

Get Malcure Advanced Edition

Additional Resources for Malware Removal

Follow these expert guides to remove malware, recover lost traffic, and restore your online reputation:

• A step by step guide to remove the malware
• Japanese Keyword Hack: How to Remove SEO Spam
• What is the Pharma Hack & How to fix it
• How to Fix Google Ads Disapproved for Malicious Software
• How to Prevent SQL Injection Attacks
• Live Malware Infection Removal & Analysis
• How to Fix “This Site May Harm Your Computer” Warning
• Comprehensive Guide to Removing JavaScript Redirect Malware
• How to Fix a Blank WP-Admin Page
• Malcure WP CLI Integration & Cheatsheet
• How to Prevent Brute Force Attacks
• How to Change Salt Keys

Expert Malware Removal Service

In over your head? Our security analysts are on standby. We offer a complete Malware Removal Service that includes:

• 100% Removal Guarantee: We guarantee to remove all malware from your website.
• Same Day Service: Fast turnaround time to get your business back online.
• Manual Inspection: Our experts manually inspect critical files (htaccess, wp-config, index.php) and your database.
• Blacklist Removal: We handle the removal of your site from blacklists like Google, Norton, McAfee, etc.
• Security Hardening: We identify the root cause and patch vulnerabilities to prevent future infections.
• 15-Day Cover: Security analysts available 24/7/365 to ensure your site stays clean.

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Troubleshooting

Some files are detected by Malcure Malware Shield as “suspicious”. What gives?

Malcure’s DeepScan checks each file for malware. However some files aren’t pure malware but may contain code that is suspicious and could potentially do nasty things. You should carefully review and analyse them to see if they indeed do anything nasty.

I can’t get Malcure Malware Shield to work. It hangs / doesn’t complete the scan / breaks for some reason.

If you think that the plugin is broken, please report it here.

Malcure Malware Shield (or for that matter other plugins) may break on malware affected / broken websites. Malcure Advanced Edition integrates with WP CLI and allows you to complete the scan from WP CLI even when the site is blocked by the webhost or when you are unable to login to the website.

My site is infected however Malcure Malware Shield doesn’t detect the infection.

Malware keeps evolving. If you come across malware that Malcure Malware Shield is not able to identify, you may please report it here.

The scan gets stuck midway. What should I do?

In case of such an event, please file a support request with us and we’ll be more than happy to troubleshoot the issue.

Please visit this page.

I cleaned my site but it got infected again. What should I do?

Malware cleanup is a waste of time and effort unless you find the root cause behind the malware infection and monitor for recurrence. How was someone able to infect your website? Have you plugged in that security hole?

Please read Why Do Websites Get Hacked.

Google Safe Browsing site status (or some other scanner) still shows my site as infected. What should I do?

First make sure you purge your site cache. Second, Google (and other scanners) cache the results for some time. You’ll need to force or refresh the scan. You can also file a request with us to get your site off any blacklists.

I found a suspicious file, what now?

If Malcure flags it, it’s likely malicious. You can inspect the file content using our built-in inspector. If you’re unsure, consider our Expert Malware Removal Service.