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<p><strong>GhostTrap</strong> provides sophisticated invisible spam protection using a comprehensive 5-layer detection system. Legitimate users comment normally while automated spam is silently blocked through advanced timing analysis, cryptographic validation, and behavioral detection.</p>
<h4>5-Layer Protection System</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Timing Analysis</strong> – Detects submissions too fast for human interaction</li>
<li><strong>Cryptographic Signatures</strong> – Prevents replay attacks and form manipulation</li>
<li><strong>Year Validation</strong> – JavaScript-enhanced field verification</li>
<li><strong>JavaScript Detection</strong> – Ensures legitimate browser interaction</li>
<li><strong>Honeypot Fields</strong> – Multiple hidden traps catch automated bots</li>
</ul>
<h4>Professional Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Enhanced Admin Interface</strong> – Professional statistics dashboard with custom branding</li>
<li><strong>Real-time Statistics</strong> – Track protection effectiveness with detailed blocking metrics</li>
<li><strong>Configurable Timing</strong> – Adjust detection sensitivity from 5-300 seconds</li>
<li><strong>WordPress 6.4+ Compatible</strong> – Full support for block themes and FSE</li>
<li><strong>Admin Bar Integration</strong> – Quick spam statistics for administrators</li>
<li><strong>Screen Options Control</strong> – User-configurable interface elements</li>
</ul>
<h4>Zero User Friction</h4>
<p>All protection operates invisibly – no captcha, no puzzles, no delays. Users with JavaScript enabled see normal comment forms, while those with disabled JavaScript get simple year validation. Protection effectiveness remains high in both scenarios.</p>
<h4>Performance Optimized</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Lightweight JavaScript</strong> – Only 2KB, loads exclusively on comment pages</li>
<li><strong>Smart Script Loading</strong> – Conditional loading based on comment form presence</li>
<li><strong>Minimal Database Impact</strong> – Efficient storage with optional spam archiving</li>
<li><strong>Browser Compatibility</strong> – Works across all modern browsers with graceful degradation</li>
</ul>
<h4>GDPR Compliant</h4>
<p>No external services, no tracking, no personal data collection beyond standard WordPress comment processing. All spam detection happens locally on your server.</p>
<h4>Attribution</h4>
<p>Built upon the original Anti-spam plugin foundation by webvitaly, with comprehensive modernization, enhanced detection layers, and professional admin interface for current WordPress compatibility.</p>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
<p>GhostTrap operates with privacy-first design principles:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>No External Services</strong> – All spam detection processing occurs on your server</li>
<li><strong>No Personal Data Collection</strong> – Uses only standard WordPress comment data for protection</li>
<li><strong>No Tracking or Analytics</strong> – Zero data sharing with third parties or external systems</li>
<li><strong>GDPR Fully Compliant</strong> – Minimal data processing with transparent, local-only operation</li>
<li><strong>Optional Spam Storage</strong> – Blocked comments stored locally only if explicitly enabled</li>
</ul>
<h3>Advanced Configuration</h3>
<h4>Timing Threshold Recommendations</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>High Security Sites:</strong> 10-15 seconds (stricter protection)</li>
<li><strong>General Purpose Sites:</strong> 15-20 seconds (balanced protection)</li>
<li><strong>Accessibility-Focused Sites:</strong> 25-30 seconds (accommodates slower interaction)</li>
<li><strong>Reading-Heavy Sites:</strong> 30+ seconds (allows time for content review)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Admin Interface Customization</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Admin Bar Statistics</strong> – Toggle spam counter visibility in admin bar</li>
<li><strong>Screen Options</strong> – Control information panel display on comments page</li>
<li><strong>Dashboard Integration</strong> – Spam statistics in “At a Glance” widget</li>
<li><strong>Contextual Help</strong> – Comprehensive protection information in WordPress help system</li>
</ul>
<h4>Technical Requirements</h4>
<p><strong>Server Environment:</strong><br />
* WordPress 5.0 or higher<br />
* PHP 7.4 or higher<br />
* Standard WordPress hosting with wp_options table access</p>
<p><strong>Browser Support:</strong><br />
* All modern browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge)<br />
* Internet Explorer 11+ with graceful degradation<br />
* Mobile browsers with full functionality<br />
* JavaScript-disabled browsers with fallback protection</p>
<p><strong>Performance Specifications:</strong><br />
* JavaScript payload: ~2KB minified and compressed<br />
* Database impact: Single option row with minimal queries<br />
* Server processing: Sub-millisecond detection analysis<br />
* Memory usage: Negligible footprint during comment processing</p>


GhostTrap

Advanced 5-layer invisible spam protection for comments. No captcha, no user friction - professional spam blocking.

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<h4>A lightweight, fast and powerful virus scanner for WordPress.</h4>
<p>NinjaScanner is a lightweight, fast and powerful virus scanner for WordPress which includes many features to help you scan your blog for malware and virus.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>File integrity checker.</li>
<li>File comparison viewer.</li>
<li>Exclusion filters.</li>
<li>File snapshot.</li>
<li>Database snapshot.</li>
<li>Anti-malware/Antivirus.</li>
<li><a href="http://nin.link/nssandbox/" title="NinjaScanner sandbox" rel="nofollow ugc">Sandbox for quarantined files</a>.</li>
<li>Ignored files list.</li>
<li>Google’s Safe Browsing Lookup API.</li>
<li>Background scans.</li>
<li>Scheduled scans (Premium).</li>
<li>WP-CLI integration (Premium).</li>
<li>Debugging log.</li>
<li>Email report.</li>
<li>Integration with <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/ninjafirewall/" title="Download NinjaFirewall" rel="ugc">NinjaFirewall (WP and WP+ Edition)</a>.</li>
<li>Multi-site support.</li>
<li>Contextual help.</li>
<li>And many more…</li>
</ul>
<h4>File Integrity Checker</h4>
<p>The File Integrity Checker will compare your WordPress core files as well as your plugin and theme files to their original package. Its File Comparison Viewer will show you the differences between any modified file and the original. You can also <a href="https://blog.nintechnet.com/ninjascanner-powerful-antivirus-scanner-for-wordpress/#integrity" title="" rel="nofollow ugc">add your Premium themes and plugins</a> to the File Integrity Checker. Infected or corrupted files can be easily restored with one click.</p>
<h4>File Snapshot</h4>
<p>The File Snapshot will show you which files were changed, added or deleted since the previous scan.</p>
<h4>Database Snapshot</h4>
<p>NinjaScanner will compare all published posts and pages in the database with the previous scan and will report if any of them were changed, added or deleted.</p>
<h4>Anti-Malware Signatures</h4>
<p>You can scan your blog for potential malware and virus using the built-in signatures. The scanning engine is compatible with <a href="https://github.com/rfxn/linux-malware-detect" title="" rel="nofollow ugc">Linux Malware Detect LMD</a> (whose anti-malware signatures are included) and with some <a href="https://www.clamav.net/" title="" rel="nofollow ugc">ClamAV</a> signatures as well. You can even <a href="https://blog.nintechnet.com/ninjascanner-powerful-antivirus-scanner-for-wordpress/#signatures" title="" rel="nofollow ugc">write your own anti-malware signatures</a>.</p>
<h4>NinjaFirewall Integration</h4>
<p>If you are running our <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/ninjafirewall/" title="Download NinjaFirewall" rel="ugc">NinjaFirewall (WP or WP+ Edition)</a> web application firewall plugin, you can use this option to integrate NinjaScanner into its menu.</p>
<h4>Fast and Lightweight Scanner</h4>
<p>NinjaScanner has strictly no impact on your database. It only uses it to store its configuration (less than 1Kb). It saves the scan data, report, logs etc on disk only, makes use of caching to save bandwidth and server resources. It also includes a Garbage Collector that will clean up its cache on a regular basis.</p>
<h4>Background Scans</h4>
<p>Another great NinjaScanner feature is that it runs in the background: start a scan, let it run and keep working on your blog as usual. You can even log out of the WordPress dashboard while a scanning process is running! You don’t have to wait patiently until the scan has finished. Additionally, a scan report can be sent to one or more email addresses.</p>
<h4>Sandbox for quarantined files</h4>
<p>When moving a file to the quarantine folder, NinjaScanner can use a testing environment (a.k.a. sandbox) to make sure that this action does not crash your blog with a fatal error. If it does, it will warn you and will not quarantine the file. It is possible (but not recommended) to disable the sandbox.</p>
<h4>Advanced Settings</h4>
<p>NinjaScanner offers many advanced settings to finely tune it, such as exclusion filters, selection of the algorithm to use, a debugging log etc.</p>
<h4>Privacy Policy</h4>
<p>Your website can run NinjaScanner and be 100% compliant with the <strong>General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)</strong>:</p>
<p>We, the authors, do not collect, share or sell personal information. We don’t track or profile you. Our software does not collect any private data from you or your visitors.</p>
<h4>Premium Features</h4>
<p>Check out our <a href="https://nintechnet.com/ninjascanner/" title="NinjaScanner Premium Edition" rel="nofollow ugc">NinjaScanner Premium Edition</a></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Scheduled Scans</strong>: Don’t leave your blog at risk. With the scheduled scan option, NinjaScanner will run automatically hourly, twice daily or daily.</li>
<li><strong>WP-CLI Integration</strong>: Do you own several blogs and prefer to manage them from the command line? NinjaScanner can nicely integrate with WP-CLI, using the <code>ninjascanner</code> command. You can use it to start or stop a scanning process, view its status, its report or log from your favourite terminal, without having to log in to the WordPress Admin Dashboard.</li>
<li><strong>Dedicated Help Desk with Priority Support</strong></li>
</ul>


NinjaScanner – Virus & Malware scan

Using NinjaScanner (with NinjaFirewall) is an absolute pleasure. It finds all suspect files (changed/modified/non-standard) in the Wordpress installation, even files that I forgot that I had modified!

It leans heavily on the side of security, and will show all suspects including modified files, so you want to add some exclusions here - like cache, etc. - to avoid false positives.

This is a great security tool to add to any Wordpress powered site. The guys at NinTechNet really know their stuff, and apply that knowledge well. Their other plugin NinjaFirewall is amazing, and coupled with NinjaScanner, give a really solid security base for Wordpress.

Highly Recommended.

NinjaScanner finds all suspects

A lightweight, fast and powerful virus scanner for WordPress.

GhostTrap vs NinjaScanner – Virus & Malware scan