VMP™

Other WordPress security plugins delay firewall rules by 30 days and charge $119/year for country blocking and audit logs. We don’t.
VMP Security is a free WordPress security plugin that gives you 280+ real-time firewall rules, 9 specialized malware scanners, 40,000+ threat signatures, country blocking, audit logging, two-factor authentication, and brute force protection. Everything runs on your server. Your files and database never leave your hosting.
<h3>What’s Included</h3>
✅ Web Application Firewall — 280+ real-time rules, zero-day detection, pre-WordPress execution mode 
✅ 9 Malware Scanners — Malware, file integrity, CVE, user accounts, content, public files, server state, binary, domain reputation 
✅ Country Blocking — Block by country, login-only or full-site (free — competitors charge for this) 
✅ Brute Force & Rate Limiting — Login limits, leaked password detection, bot throttling 
✅ Two-Factor Authentication — QR setup, backup codes, role enforcement, WooCommerce support 
✅ Audit Log & Live Traffic — Complete security event history with real-time monitoring 
✅ Privacy-First — All scanning on your server. Files and database never sent externally.
<h3>How VMP Security Compares</h3>
 Feature 
 VMP Security (Free) 
 Wordfence Free 
 Wordfence Premium ($119/yr)
 Real-time firewall rules 
 ✅ 280+ 
 ❌ 30-day delay 
 ✅
 Real-time malware signatures 
 ✅ 40,000+ 
 ❌ 30-day delay 
 ✅
 Malware scanners 
 9 specialized 
 1 general 
 1 general
 Country blocking 
 ✅ 
 ❌ 
 ✅
 Audit log 
 ✅ 
 ❌ 
 ✅
 IP blocklist 
 ✅ 
 ❌ 
 ✅
 Two-factor authentication 
 ✅ 
 ✅ 
 ✅
<h3>See It In Action</h3>
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<h3>🔥 Web Application Firewall (WAF)</h3>
Your first line of defense. Every request is inspected before it reaches WordPress.
<h3>What It Stops:</h3>
<ul>
<li>SQL injection, cross-site scripting, code injection, file inclusion attacks, and more — all major attack types covered</li>
<li>280+ built-in security rules — updated in real-time, not delayed by 30 days</li>
<li>Zero-day protection — pattern-based detection catches new, unknown threats</li>
<li>Custom rules — add your own blocking patterns</li>
<li>Learning mode — fine-tune rules based on your real traffic</li>
<li>Attack logging — full audit trail of every blocked request</li>
</ul>
<h3>Extended Protection (WAF Optimizer)</h3>
Run the firewall before WordPress loads — malicious requests are blocked before any vulnerable plugin or theme code can execute. One-click setup with automatic server detection (Apache/LiteSpeed) and built-in backup.
<h3>🔍 9 Specialized Malware Scanners</h3>
Not one scanner — nine. Each specialized for a different threat type.
<ol>
<li>Malware Scanner — 40,000+ signatures detect backdoors, trojans, and malicious code</li>
<li>File Integrity Monitor — Compares your files against official WordPress checksums</li>
<li>Vulnerability Scanner — Checks plugins and themes against known CVEs</li>
<li>User Security Scanner — Finds suspicious admin accounts and weak credentials</li>
<li>Content Safety Scanner — Detects malicious content injected into posts and comments</li>
<li>Public Files Scanner — Finds exposed configuration files (wp-config backups, .env, debug logs)</li>
<li>Server State Scanner — Audits PHP settings, file permissions, and server configuration</li>
<li>Binary Scanner — Detects malware embedded in images and executables</li>
<li>Domain Reputation Scanner — Checks URLs against Google Safe Browsing and threat databases</li>
</ol>
Obfuscation analysis catches encoded malware that basic scanners miss. Behavior analysis flags suspicious file operations beyond known signatures. Legitimacy assessment reduces false positives. Choose from quick, standard, high sensitivity, or custom scan modes.
<h3>🌍 Country Blocking & IP Management</h3>
Block entire countries or fine-tune access with advanced pattern rules.
<ul>
<li>Geo-Blocking — Block any country, login-only or full site access</li>
<li>IP Blocking — Block individual IPs or IP ranges, temporary or permanent</li>
<li>Custom Patterns — Block by hostname, user agent, referrer, or IP range with wildcard and regex support</li>
<li>Attack Analytics — See which countries attack you most with visual reports</li>
<li>Allowlist — Whitelist trusted IPs and services to bypass all blocks</li>
<li>GeoIP Integration — Automatic IP-to-country lookup with auto-updating database</li>
</ul>
<h3>🛡️ Brute Force Protection & Rate Limiting</h3>
Stop password guessing and resource exhaustion attacks.
<ul>
<li>Smart Login Limiting — Lock out IPs after too many failed login attempts</li>
<li>Leaked Password Detection — Check passwords against known breach databases</li>
<li>Strong Password Enforcement — Require secure passwords for all user roles</li>
<li>Username Blacklist — Block common attack usernames instantly</li>
<li>Rate Limiting — Cap requests per IP to stop scrapers and vulnerability scanners</li>
<li>Human vs Bot Detection — Smart traffic classification with 404 monitoring</li>
</ul>
<h3>🔐 Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)</h3>
Even if someone steals your password, they can’t get in.
<ul>
<li>QR Code Setup — Works with Google Authenticator, Authy, 1Password, and more</li>
<li>Backup Codes — Never get locked out of your own site</li>
<li>Role Enforcement — Require 2FA for admins or specific user roles</li>
<li>Frontend Management — Users manage their own 2FA via shortcode</li>
<li>WooCommerce & XML-RPC — Covers your store and API endpoints</li>
</ul>
<h3>📊 Dashboard, Monitoring & Tools</h3>
Set it up in 5 minutes. Go deep when you want to.
<ul>
<li>Security Status — Green, yellow, or red — know your protection level at a glance</li>
<li>Live Traffic View — Watch visitors and attacks in real-time with human vs. bot classification</li>
<li>Complete Audit Log — Every security event tracked with timestamps and IP intelligence</li>
<li>Scheduled Scans — Daily, weekly, or custom scan schedules</li>
<li>One-Click Actions — Block IPs, ignore false positives, repair infected files</li>
<li>Diagnostics — 15+ system health checks for troubleshooting</li>
<li>Settings Export/Import — Backup and migrate security configuration between sites</li>
<li>Multi-Site Sync — Manage security across multiple WordPress sites from one place</li>
</ul>
<h3>🔒 Privacy-First Security</h3>
All scanning happens on YOUR server. Period.
<h3>What We DON’T Do:</h3>
❌ We don’t send your file content or database data to external servers 
❌ We don’t track your users 
❌ We don’t collect analytics about your site 
❌ We don’t send data without your knowledge
<h3>External Services (Optional):</h3>
We use external services only when necessary for specific security features. You can see exactly what’s sent:
VMP Security Servers 
* License activation and validation (free/premium) 
* WAF rules synchronization and updates 
* Malware signature database updates 
* Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) system management 
* Settings export/import cloud storage (optional) 
* Privacy: Your site data remains on your server — only configuration and security rules are synced
Google Services (safebrowsing.googleapis.com, www.google.com/recaptcha) 
* URL threat detection and reCAPTCHA spam protection 
* Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
WordPress.org APIs (api.wordpress.org, downloads.wordpress.org, core.svn.wordpress.org) 
* Download original files for integrity checking during malware scans 
* Privacy: https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/
GitHub (raw.githubusercontent.com) 
* Download WordPress core files for file comparison
IP Lookup Services (api.ipify.org, ifconfig.me, icanhazip.com, ip-api.com, ipwhois.app, download.ip2location.com) 
* Server IP detection, geolocation, and country blocking features
Threat Intelligence (api.urlvoid.com, www.virustotal.com, checkurl.phishtank.com) 
* URL reputation checking and threat validation
Vulnerability Databases (services.nvd.nist.gov, wpscan.com, cvedetails.com, cve.mitre.org) 
* Check for known security vulnerabilities during scans
All malware scanning happens on YOUR server. We do not upload your files or database content to external services.

VMP Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security

Firewall, malware scanner, 2FA, country blocking, and audit log — all free with real-time updates. No 30-day delays. No paywall.

GuardGiant brute force protection

The only plugin with 100% brute force protection that doesn’t lock out genuine users.
<h4>Brute Force Protection</h4>
This security plugin implements an approach used by large websites such as Facebook, Google etc.
When a genuine user makes a successful login to their account using their mobile phone, tablet, or computer GuardGiant starts treating their device as Trusted.
<ul>
<li>Failed login attempts from trusted devices are directed towards ‘Lost Password’ forms rather than being subject to account lockouts or additional counter measures.</li>
<li>Users receive an alert when anyone logs into their account from an unrecognized device or browser.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Stop Hackers</h4>
GuardGiant uses a range of strong counter-measures to limit login attempts from unrecognized devices. The default behaviour is:
<ul>
<li>After 3 failed login attempts from the same unrecognized device, a Google ReCaptcha field is added to the login page. ReCaptcha is a strong counter-measure that is very hard for an automated process to solve.</li>
<li>After 10 failed login attempts a temporary block of 2 minutes is applied to the device/IP address. No login attempts can be made during this time.</li>
<li>Each further failed login attempt increases the block time by another minute. This slows down attacks to the point where they quickly become unviable.</li>
</ul>
All behavior is fully customizable to achieve the level of brute force protection that you require.
<h4>Login History</h4>
A fully featured security log gives you visibility to login attempts on your site.
<ul>
<li>Provides geographic location, device type, IP address and more for each login attempt.</li>
<li>Filter login attempts by Trusted or Unrecognized devices.</li>
<li>Search by IP address or username.</li>
<li>Filter by successful or failed attempts.</li>
<li>Easy to display successful logins from unrecognized devices that could indicate a hacked account.</li>
</ul>
This login history log should form an essential part of your brute force login protection plan. GDPR compliant.
<h4>Other Login Security Improvements</h4>
This security plugin implements various improvements recommended by the Open Web Application Security Project® (OWASP) to keep your site safe:
<ul>
<li>Obfuscates login errors to stop hackers detecting valid account names.</li>
<li>Option to disable XMLRPC.</li>
<li>And much, much more.</li>
</ul>
This security plugin is exceptionally easy to use no matter what your level of technical expertise.
The default settings are highly optimized, designed to prevent brute force attacks whilst not disturbing genuine users from logging in. Advanced users can fully customize the behavior of this plugin to suit their own environment.
<h4>Login Security Plugin – Background Information</h4>
The most common threat that WordPress site owners face is a password guessing attack known as a brute force attack. 
A brute force attack is where an attacker uses a brute force tool (or script) to discover your password by systematically trying every possible combination of letters, numbers, and symbols until the correct password is found. A brute force attack will always work eventually, but the problem for the brute force attacker is that it may take many years to do it.
Brute force prevention techniques focus on slowing down these attacks to the point where they become unviable.
Using long and complex passwords (that are not dictionary words) is a good brute force attack prevention method to start with. This greatly increases the time an attacker will need.
A common way to stop brute force attacks is to lock out the WordPress account after a defined number of failed authorization attempts (there are various brute force plugins that do this). 
The problem with this approach is that the site administrator ends up with unhappy users who have been locked out, often needing manual intervention to regain access. This is not sustainable or desirable for sites of any size.
The modern approach to brute force prevention is to track the devices that genuine users use to log in, ensuring they are always treated kindly if they forget their password. Unrecognized devices face a progressive but temporary timed lockout.
<h4>Stop Brute Force Attacks</h4>
Periodic monitoring of your security audit log can help you stop brute force attacks.
Here are patterns that indicate a brute force attack or some other account abuse:
<ul>
<li>Failed login attempts using alphabetically sequential usernames or passwords</li>
<li>Multiple different usernames being used by the same IP address</li>
<li>Logins for a single account coming from many different IP addresses</li>
<li>Failed logins at a specific period e.g. every 5 minutes</li>
</ul>

WordPress Brute Force Protection – Stop Brute Force Attacks

The only plugin with 100% brute force protection that doesn't lock out genuine users.

VMP Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security vs WordPress Brute Force Protection – Stop Brute Force Attacks