WordPress plugin intelligence profile

Exploit Scanner

Search the files and database of your WordPress install for signs that may indicate that it has fallen victim to malicious hackers.

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Tested up to WordPress 4.7
Current version1.5.2
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 4.7
Minimum stackWP 3.3 · PHP —
Directory statusactive
Last directory update28 Nov 20178y ago
Active installations8K+Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating3.2 / 5 from 40 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

Repository metrics are context, not quality scores. Active installations measure adoption and can strongly reflect a plugin’s age and historical popularity. Ratings, recent updates and “Tested up to” metadata also do not guarantee modern code, error-free operation, security, feature completeness or suitability for a particular site. Why active installs don’t tell the whole story →

WP PlugIndex currently records Exploit Scanner version 1.5.2 as active, updated 8y ago and tested up to WordPress 4.7.

Overview

About this plugin

This plugin searches the files on your website, and the posts and comments tables of your database for anything suspicious. It also examines your list of active plugins for unusual filenames.

It does not remove anything. That is left to the user to do.

Latest MD5 hash values for Exploit Scanner:

  • 17e2ccfc834d691bc68cc5c64f9bed89 exploit-scanner.php (1.5.2)
  • 1d5f9d6220fe159cd44cb70a998a1cd7 hashes-4.6.php
  • fbdf61c17f65094c8e331e1e364acf68 hashes-4.6.1.php
  • 477d128d84802e3470cec408424a8de3 hashes-4.7.php
  • d53210f999847fbd6f5a2ecac0ad42f2 hashes-4.7.5.php

Latest SHA1 hash values for Exploit Scanner:

  • 1decc1e47a53d1cab9e8f1ef15b31682198367ee exploit-scanner.php (1.5.2)
  • 5cec64380a2acdc876fd22fbbbbf8c335df1ed3f hashes-4.6.php
  • 99d9e7be23a350f3d1962d0f41e7b4e28c00841e hashes-4.6.1.php
  • 1eeab377a1afc6d776827a063678d2461b29e71d hashes-4.7.php
  • 8c890a6af26bb74e9d17e5d2b21d6be27764da45 hashes-4.7.5.php

See the Exploit Scanner homepage for further information.

Interpreting the Results

e. files which do not contain malicious code). However, it is best to err

on the side of caution; if you are unsure then ask in the Support Forums,

download a fresh copy of a plugin, search the Internet for similar situations, et cetera. You should be most concerned if the scanner is:

php file;

listing extra admin accounts; or finding content in posts which you did not put there.

Understanding the three different result levels:

  • Severe: results that are often strong indicators of a hack (though they are not definitive proof)
  • Warning: these results are more commonly found in innocent circumstances than Severe matches, but they should still be treated with caution
  • Note: lowest priority, showing results that are very commonly used in legitimate code or notifications about events such as skipped files

Help! I think I have been hacked!

Follow the guides from the Codex:

  • Codex: FAQ – My site was hacked
  • Codex: Hardening WordPress

). A regular backup routine

(either manual or plugin powered) is extremely useful; if you ever find that your site has been hacked you can easily restore your site from

a clean backup and fresh set of files and, of course, use a new set of passwords.

Updates

Updates to the plugin will be posted here, to Holy Shmoly! and the WordPress Exploit Scanner page will always link to the newest version.

Other Languages

Unfortunately for people using WordPress versions for other locales some of the file hashes may be incorrect as some strings have to be hardcoded in their translated form. Here are some file hashes for WordPress in other languagues provided separately by other members of the community:

  • Japanese – thanks to Naoko
  • German – thanks to Robert Wetzlmayr

The hash files should only be declaring an array called $filehashes and the majority of the hashes should still be the same.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • hack
  • hacking
  • scanner
  • security
  • spam
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 4.7

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 4.7.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to4.7
Minimum requirementsWordPress 3.3 · PHP not listed
Update activity28 Nov 20178y ago

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