Security
Malware in WordPress sites often goes undetected for months — hidden in plugin directories, disguised as legitimate files, or encoded in base64. BlockForge runs pattern-based malware scans across all your installations, matching against known malware signatures and flagging suspicious code patterns.
Modern WordPress malware is sophisticated. It doesn't announce itself. It hides, obfuscates, and spreads — designed to evade manual detection and remain active for as long as possible.
Malware hides in /wp-content/uploads/, disguised with innocent filenames like social-icons.php or cache-handler.php. It blends into the filesystem, making visual inspection nearly impossible at scale.
The average compromise goes undetected for 200+ days. During that time, malware harvests data, sends spam, redirects visitors, and injects SEO spam — all while the site appears to function normally for the admin.
One compromised site on a shared server can infect others. Malware often includes reconnaissance scripts that discover neighboring WordPress installations and replicate across them automatically.
BlockForge scans every file across all your WordPress installations using a continuously updated database of known malware signatures. Beyond simple pattern matching, the scanner detects obfuscation techniques — base64 encoding, string concatenation, variable function calls, and eval-based execution. Suspicious files are flagged with the detected malware family, severity level, and recommended action.
Malware Scan Results
3 THREATS/wp-includes/wp-vcd.php
Obfuscated eval() with base64 payload · Known WP-VCD family
/wp-content/uploads/2026/shell.php
Remote code execution via $_POST · FilesMan variant
/wp-content/plugins/flavor-starter/functions.php
Hidden link injection via wp_footer hook · Japanese SEO spam
Comprehensive malware detection covering every attack vector — from known signatures to obfuscated payloads, with automated scanning and cross-site threat intelligence.
Continuously updated database of known WordPress malware signatures. Covers all major malware families — WP-VCD, FilesMan, Flavor, Japanese SEO spam, crypto miners, and thousands of backdoor variants.
Beyond exact signatures, BlockForge uses regex-based pattern matching to detect malware variants. Catches eval(), assert(), preg_replace with /e modifier, and other dangerous PHP patterns commonly used by attackers.
Configure automated scan schedules for all sites — daily, weekly, or on-demand. Scans run in the background without impacting site performance and report results immediately upon completion.
Malware authors encode payloads using base64, rot13, gzinflate, and string concatenation to evade scanners. BlockForge decodes obfuscated code layers to reveal the actual payload beneath.
Instant notifications when malware is detected. Alerts include the malware family, severity level, file location, and recommended remediation steps. Critical findings trigger immediate high-priority notifications.
Correlate threats across all managed sites. If the same malware signature appears on multiple sites, BlockForge identifies the pattern — revealing shared hosting compromises, supply chain attacks, or common plugin vulnerabilities.
Malware detection is most effective when combined with vulnerability scanning, file integrity monitoring, and configuration snapshots for defense in depth.
Start scanning your WordPress sites for malware today. Free plan includes 3 sites.