Liveupx

Liveupx Security is a complete, 100% free WordPress security plugin that rivals paid solutions. No paywalls, ever.
<h4>Core Features</h4>
Login Security 
* Brute force protection with progressive lockouts (1st/2nd/3rd+ strikes escalate automatically) 
* Multi-provider CAPTCHA: Math, Google reCAPTCHA v3, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile 
* Honeypot bot detection (wp-login.php + WooCommerce) 
* Passwordless magic link login 
* Two-factor authentication: TOTP (Google Authenticator) + Email OTP 
* Trusted device (30-day bypass cookie) 
* Geolocation login alerts — notify when login comes from a new country 
* Subnet auto-blocking (repeated attacks from /24 range) 
* Custom login URL (hide wp-login.php)
Firewall / WAF 
* PHP-based Web Application Firewall running at priority 1 
* Remote WAF rule feed (auto-updated from liveupx.com) 
* Admin-defined custom firewall rules 
* Per-endpoint rate limiting (REST API, checkout, search, etc.) 
* REST API security controls (block guests, hide /users endpoint) 
* Country/geo blocking with API fallback chain 
* Bad bot blocking with verified bot allowlist (Google, Bing, etc.) 
* Referrer blocking with spam referrer presets 
* Bad query/XSS/SQL injection blocking 
* .htaccess security rules
Malware Scanner 
* Chunked AJAX scanner — scans plugins, themes, uploads, mu-plugins 
* 30+ malware patterns including backdoors, crypto miners, shell injections 
* Heuristic risk scoring (0–100) per suspicious file 
* Auto-quarantine critical findings during scan 
* Scan diff — shows new threats vs last scan 
* Database malware scanner (posts, options, comments, users) 
* File quarantine and permanent delete
Vulnerability Scanner 
* Powered by WPScan API (free tier) 
* Scans all active plugins and active theme for known CVEs 
* CVSS severity scoring (Critical/High/Medium/Low) 
* Dashboard widget showing unresolved critical/high count 
* Dedicated Vulnerabilities admin page
File Integrity 
* WordPress core file integrity check (vs WordPress.org checksums API) 
* Plugin & theme checksum verification (vs WordPress.org checksums) 
* wp-config.php and .htaccess tampering detection 
* Unknown PHP file detection in core directories
Core File Repair 
* Downloads clean copies from WordPress.org SVN 
* MD5 verification before writing 
* Single file or bulk repair
Security Headers 
* X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, X-XSS-Protection 
* Referrer-Policy, Permissions-Policy (per-feature builder) 
* HSTS with preload support 
* Content-Security-Policy with visual builder 
* CSP violation reporting endpoint (REST API) 
* A–F letter grade for your header configuration
User Security 
* User enumeration protection (?author= + REST API) 
* Strong password enforcement 
* Block dangerous usernames (admin, root, etc.) 
* Inactive user auto-lock (configurable threshold) 
* Admin action audit trail 
* Active session manager (view & revoke) 
* GDPR IP anonymization
Post-Hack Recovery 
* Lock PHP execution in uploads and wp-includes 
* Log out all users instantly 
* Force password reset for all users 
* Reinstall free plugins from WordPress.org 
* Delete version-revealing files (readme.html, etc.) 
* Weekly security summary email report
Monitoring & Notifications 
* Activity log (filterable, paginated, CSV export, configurable retention) 
* HTML branded email alerts 
* Slack/webhook notifications (compatible with Make.com, Zapier, Discord) 
* Real-time dashboard stats (auto-refresh every 30s) 
* 7-day login attempt chart
Developer Tools 
* WP-CLI commands (wp xsec status|scan|block-ip|unblock-ip|2fa-reset|export-settings|import-settings) 
* Settings import/export (JSON) 
* Security score with category breakdown
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Liveupx Security

Complete WordPress security — Firewall, 2FA, Malware Scanner, Vulnerability Scanner, Login Protection, Security Headers. 100% free.

Bill Minozzi

<ul>
<li>Not whitelisted IPs need fill out one aditional email field in login form.</li>
<li>Firewall to Block Malicious Requests, Queries, User Agents and URLS. 100% Plug-n-play, no configuration required.</li>
<li>Option to disable xml-rpc API. </li>
<li>Option to disable Json WordPress Rest API (also new WordPress 4.7 Rest API).</li>
<li>Option to login notification by email.</li>
<li>Alert when this plugin is deactivated.</li>
<li>Alert when a new plugin is installed at your site.(usually first thing hacker do after attack you)</li>
<li>Optionally, let you hide your site (and login page) from attackers.</li>
<li>Stay Up-to-Date: Option to set WordPress to automatically download and install themes and plugin updates.</li>
<li>WordPress Debug enabled warning.</li>
<li>Disable file editing within the WordPress dashboard.</li>
<li>Replace insecure login error message.</li>
<li>Multilingual ready.</li>
</ul>
Report not whitelisted IP address attacks to the respective abuse departments of the infected PCs/servers, through free services of blocklist, to ensure that the responsible provider can inform their customer about the infection and disable the attacker.
No fail2ban or another software required.
We hope our plugin makes the Internet better, safer and helps to clean infected PCs.
<h3>Startup Guide</h3>
1) Open the Request API Key page (under Report Attacks Menu) and follow the instructions to get your free API KEY.
2) After receive the Blocklist email with your API KEY, go to Blocklist Settings Tab and fill out your free API info. Check Yes to begin to report attacks. We can report attacks when the same IP attempt attacks you more than 5 time
3) Important: Add your’s IP address to MY IP White List.
4) At eMail Settings tab, you can customize your contact email or left blank to use your wordpress eMail.
5) At Notification Settings Tab, you can record your option by receive or not email alerts about failed logins.
6) Open the Plugin General Settings Tab and click over Yes (to begin to record failed login attempts).
Remember to click Save Changes before to left each tab.
To manage the failed login’s table, go to Failed Logins Table
That is all. Enjoy it.
<h3>Credits (Thanks)</h3>
Translation to Germany by emha.koeln (@emhakoeln)

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