VMP™

<h4>COMPREHENSIVE WORDPRESS SECURITY SCANNER</h4>
VMP Fence Security provides protection for WordPress websites through an advanced multi-scanner architecture. Our plugin features 11 specialized security scanners that work together to detect malware, vulnerabilities, suspicious activities, and security threats.
VMP Fence Security includes malware detection, file integrity monitoring, vulnerability scanning, user security analysis, and comprehensive threat protection.
<h3>🛡️ MULTI-SCANNER SECURITY ARCHITECTURE</h3>
<ul>
<li>Server State Scanner monitors server configuration and security settings</li>
<li>File Changes Scanner detects unauthorized modifications to WordPress core, themes, and plugins </li>
<li>User Security Scanner identifies suspicious user accounts, risky usernames, and admin enumeration</li>
<li>Content Safety Scanner analyzes posts and comments for malicious content and URLs</li>
<li>Public Files Scanner checks for exposed configuration files and sensitive data</li>
<li>User Audit Scanner monitors user activities and permission changes</li>
<li>Vulnerability Scanner identifies known security vulnerabilities in installed plugins and themes</li>
<li>Malware Scanner detects malicious code, backdoors, and infected files</li>
<li>Domain Blocklist Scanner checks against known malicious domains and reputation databases</li>
<li>Spamvertising Scanner identifies spam content injection and SEO spam attacks</li>
<li>IP Spam Scanner monitors for suspicious IP addresses and bot activity</li>
</ul>
<h3>🔍 MALWARE DETECTION & FILE SCANNING</h3>
<ul>
<li>Advanced malware signatures with pattern-based detection for backdoors and trojans</li>
<li>File integrity monitoring compares files against WordPress.org repository versions</li>
<li>Binary file scanning detects malicious code in images and executables</li>
<li>WordPress core verification ensures core files haven’t been tampered with</li>
<li>Plugin and theme scanning identifies modified or infected extensions</li>
<li>Unknown file detection flags suspicious files that don’t belong to WordPress</li>
</ul>
<h3>🚨 VULNERABILITY & THREAT DETECTION</h3>
<ul>
<li>Plugin vulnerability scanning checks for known security issues in installed plugins</li>
<li>Theme vulnerability detection identifies security flaws in active themes</li>
<li>WordPress core vulnerabilities monitors for outdated WordPress installations</li>
<li>Google Safe Browsing integration checks URLs against Google’s malware database</li>
<li>Suspicious admin detection identifies potentially compromised administrator accounts</li>
<li>Password security analysis detects weak or compromised passwords</li>
</ul>
<h3>⚙️ SCAN CONFIGURATION & MANAGEMENT</h3>
<ul>
<li>Multiple scan types: Limited (quick), Standard (balanced), High Sensitivity (comprehensive), Custom (configurable)</li>
<li>Scheduled scanning with flexible timing options (hourly, daily, weekly)</li>
<li>Scan monitoring system with automatic recovery from interrupted scans</li>
<li>Performance optimization with memory management and resource controls</li>
<li>File exclusion patterns to customize scanning scope and reduce false positives</li>
<li>Progress tracking with real-time status updates and detailed logging</li>
</ul>
<h3>📊 ADMIN INTERFACE & REPORTING</h3>
<ul>
<li>Dashboard overview showing security status and recent scan results</li>
<li>Detailed scan results with issue classification and remediation guidance</li>
<li>Audit logging tracks all security events and user activities</li>
<li>Scan result reporting with detailed security issue analysis and remediation guidance</li>
<li>Activity logs accessible via “Show Log” and “See Full Log” interface buttons</li>
<li>Issue management with options to ignore detected threats or repair infected files</li>
</ul>
<h3>🔧 ADVANCED FEATURES</h3>
<ul>
<li>API integrations including Google Safe Browsing for URL reputation checking</li>
<li>Background processing prevents timeouts during large site scans</li>
<li>Resource management with configurable memory limits and execution timeouts</li>
<li>IPv4/IPv6 support with option to force IPv4-only scanning</li>
<li>Multi-site compatibility works with WordPress multisite installations</li>
<li>Flexible configuration with comprehensive options and settings management</li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy and Data Collection</h3>
VMP Fence respects your privacy and follows WordPress.org guidelines for external service usage. This plugin may collect and transmit data to external services for security analysis:
Google Safe Browsing API: When URL reputation checking is enabled, URLs found in your content, posts, comments, and uploaded files are sent to Google’s Safe Browsing service to check against databases of malicious websites, phishing sites, and malware distribution points. This helps protect your site from security threats.
Data sent to Google includes: 
– URLs extracted from posts, pages, comments, and file content 
– Website URLs being analyzed for reputation 
– No personal information, user data, or site content is transmitted beyond the URLs themselves
Data NOT sent to Google: 
– User personal information or login credentials 
– Post content, comment text, or page content 
– Database information or configuration details 
– User behavior or analytics data
Your Privacy Rights: 
– In the current version (1.0.0), Google Safe Browsing integration is enabled by default for security protection 
– Future plugin updates will include user settings to disable external service usage 
– No data is collected or stored by VMP Fence itself beyond standard WordPress security logs
Third-Party Privacy Policies: 
– Google Safe Browsing API: https://developers.google.com/safe-browsing/v4/usage-limits 
– Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Data Retention: 
VMP Fence caches URL reputation results locally for up to 1 hour to improve performance and reduce external API calls. These cached results are stored only on your server and are automatically purged.
Current Limitation: 
In version 1.0.0, Google Safe Browsing integration is automatically enabled for URL scanning. Future versions will include user settings to control external service usage. If you prefer not to use external services, please contact the plugin developer or wait for the next update which will include privacy controls.
<h3>GitHub WordPress Repository (File Comparison/Diff Viewer)</h3>
Service Purpose: 
VMP Fence connects to GitHub’s raw content service to download original WordPress core files for displaying file differences/comparisons in the admin interface.
Service URLs: 
– Primary: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WordPress/ 
– Fallback: https://core.svn.wordpress.org/
When This Service Is Called: 
– Only when user clicks “View Differences” button on a scan result 
– Used to show side-by-side comparison of current file vs original WordPress core file 
– NOT called during regular scanning operations or automated processes
Data Sent to GitHub: 
– WordPress version number (e.g., “6.8”) 
– File path relative to WordPress root (e.g., “wp-admin/index.php”) 
– HTTP User-Agent header: “VMPFence Security Scanner” 
– NO personal data, user information, site content, or configuration details are sent
Data Received from GitHub: 
– Original WordPress core file content for comparison and repair 
– Public repository data only (no tracking or analytics)
Privacy Implications: 
– GitHub may log standard web server access logs (IP address, user agent, timestamp) 
– No authentication required – all accessed files are public WordPress core files 
– No data is collected or stored by VMP Fence beyond the file content used for verification
Required: 
– Optional feature – viewing file differences can be skipped 
– Internet connection required only when viewing file comparisons 
– Regular security scanning does not require this service
Third-Party Privacy Policy: 
– GitHub Privacy Statement: https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-privacy-statement
User Control: 
– This feature is only activated when user manually clicks “View Differences” button 
– No automatic background requests are made 
– Users can review scan results without using this feature

VMP Fence Security

Advanced WordPress security plugin with comprehensive malware scanner, vulnerability detection, and multi-layer protection system.

Patchstack

Patchstack is a powerful tool that helps identify security vulnerabilities within your websites’ plugins, themes, and WordPress core. It is powered by the WordPress ecosystem’s most active community of ethical hackers. Patchstack is trusted by leading WordPress experts such as Pagely, Cloudways, GridPane, Plesk, and others!
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Patchstack is a security plugin for WordPress that finds WP core, plugin and theme vulnerabilities in your websites.
The free version includes up to 48-hour early warning for new vulnerabilities found by our security research community. It also allows you to automatically update vulnerable software, manage updates remotely, and get snapshot reports on your sites’ security status.
The paid version includes automatic vulnerability protection. Patchstack deploys highly targeted rules on a per-site basis, only when a specific vulnerability is detected on a site.
This prevents vulnerable components from being exploited without modifying website code, or impacting site performance or functionality. Patchstack’s paid version includes access to 12,000+ individual protection rules (vPatches).
Patchstack paid version also includes other preventive security features, such as 2 factor authentication, WordPress specific hardening rules, a Community IP blocklist for malicious IP addresses, advanced security settings, and custom protection rules.
<h3>Post-hack cleanups vs attack prevention in WordPress security</h3>
Unlike the standard approach to WordPress security (malware scanning and infection cleanups), Patchstack is focused on preventing infections in the first place.
Thanks to its big WordPress security research community and partnerships with nearly one thousand plugin vendors and developers, Patchstack is regularly among the first to identify new vulnerabilities.
<h3>Who is Patchstack’s WordPress security plugin for?</h3>
Patchstack’s vulnerability management works extremely well for:
<ul>
<li>Agencies with WordPress care/maintenance plans for their customers’ websites</li>
<li>WooCommerce websites to protect their revenue and customers from attacks</li>
<li>Hosting companies that want to deliver highly targeted vulnerability protection easily and at scale 
Website owners</li>
</ul>
You don’t have to be highly technical to use it. Install the plugin, connect it with the Patchstack App, and stay safe!
<h3>What features are included in the Patchstack Personal (Free) plan?</h3>
Patchstack’s Personal plan is a free security service for WordPress that lets you find and manage vulnerabilities in your websites. It includes access to a central security dashboard via the Patchstack web App for more visibility and control over your sites’ security:
<ul>
<li>Be the first to know about new vulnerabilities.</li>
<li>Receive notifications if any installed plugins or themes have security issues.</li>
<li>Detect the latest security vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins.</li>
<li>Detect the latest security vulnerabilities in WordPress themes.</li>
<li>Detect the latest security vulnerabilities in WordPress core.</li>
<li>Receive real-time alerts via email if any security vulnerabilities are found.</li>
<li>Manage core, plugin and theme updates from a single dashboard.</li>
<li>[Optional] Enable automatic updates for vulnerable plugins only.</li>
<li>Generate snapshot reports about the security status of your website.</li>
</ul>
<h3>What features do Patchstack paid subscriptions have?</h3>
Patchstack’s paid subscriptions include automatic protection for WordPress vulnerabilities, as well as other protection modules.
<ul>
<li>Virtual patching to prevent vulnerable components from being exploited</li>
<li>Advanced hardening module for added WordPress security</li>
<li>Remote hardening settings (including .httacess, login protection and reCAPTCHA)</li>
<li>Community IP Blocklist of known attacker IP addresses 
All of these features are included in the Developer and Enterprise plans. 
Additionally, Developer and Enterprise plan users have access to custom protection rule creation, periodical security reports and report scheduling.</li>
</ul>
Personal (Free) plan users can enable these features on a per-site basis for $5 / site per month.
Important Resources
<ul>
<li><a href="https://patchstack.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Patchstack website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.patchstack.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Help Center</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.patchstack.com/patchstack-plugin/changelog/" rel="nofollow ugc">Changelog</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patchstack.com/database" rel="nofollow ugc">Patchstack Vulnerability Database</a></li>
</ul>
See what our customers say about our paid plans:
<ul>
<li>“An excellent and valuable service that’s backed by a company that contributes a significant number of resources and money directly back to the WordPress ecosystem.” – John Blackbourn </li>
<li>“Patchstack is like CrowdStrike, but for websites!” – Ryan McCue, HumanMade </li>
<li>“The service here is superb! And they are always right on it with the best solution to solve the problem or question at hand. The tool itself speaks for itself. I am very satisfied with this project and the service they offer.” – Daniel Canup </li>
<li>“This is a security plugin everyone needs to install. The Patchstack team are incredible at what they do. We have been using them for years and have not been disappointed!” – @craniumstudio </li>
<li>“We’ve been with Patchstack for a LONG time (even before they were Patchstack). It has always done its job seamlessly and without fail. Ongoing innovation and updates to the Patchstack product mean this plugin is a winner. 5 stars all the way.” – @guapx </li>
</ul>
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Patchstack – WordPress & Plugins Security

We have been connected with PatchStack Team for Our WordPress Plugins/Themes Audits, Their knowledge and expertise is unbelievable. They have helped us make our products secure on top of that given lots of tips to make WordPress Sites Secure. 

After having an amazing experience with them as an audit partner, We come to know about this plugin for on-site security, We have started to use that in our sites and It's phenomenal too. 

I am not surprised to see such an extraordinary plugin for security, Because It's made by THE PATCHSTACK TEAM.

Install it on your WordPress site and Go take a deep sleep. Patchstack team is there for your site. Big congratulations to the team on this amazing plugin and wish to use that all possible sites of ours and clients.

Now, WordPress Security is in Good Hands

I get all my clients to use Patchstack, love the look'n'feel too.

Only wish they would make local sites (dev environments) a bit more seamless like Jetpack does with their "Offline Mode".

Truly next-gen security

Been using the Patchstack for years. The plugin is lightweight and great. 

The only WP security firewall you need

Just works ;)


As a website developer, PatchStack is a critical part of my security protocol for any site that I build. Having all plugins and themes on auto-update is not an ideal setup when this can break a production site that needs 99.99% uptime, and having a quarterly security review on all sites is difficult to manage. This makes the security work-flow event-driven and efficient.


use it or lose it


I started using the free version of Patchstack about a year and a half ago, and upgraded to the Developer plan several months ago. I switched over from another service, and I found that Patchstack found more vulnerabilities and sent notices faster. I'm also subscribed to some security newsletters, and I've found they are much slower. They often report vulnerabilities days or sometimes even weeks after Patchstack does.



The free version is great, but the paid version gives me even more peace of mind. I know that my websites are protected right away, and the firewall protection means I don't have to jump on the upgrades immediately.



Also, some vulnerabilities get reported even when the developer hasn't fixed the plugin yet. So far, on the paid version, Patchstack reported and virtually patched all of the ones that came up on my websites. It's nice to not have to think about removing a plugin right away, just because the developer is slow to release a fix.


The best choice for reducing plugin risk


An excellent and valuable service that's backed by a company that contributes a significant amount of resources and money directly back to the WordPress ecosystem.


Excellent service


Originally this was a 1 star review but triage team turned it around. Patchstack published CVE-2025-57923 and did not respond for a couple weeks while we actively tried to respond to a purported vulnerability.



However the Head of Threat Intelligence at Patchstack reached out to us directly. We were able to communicate directly, understand the underlying concerns and he helped us resolve this issue within hours. Very helpful. Triage team obviously doing their best. Much credit to them.


Helpful Outreach from Triage

Patchstack automatically identifies and mitigates security vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins, themes, and core.

VMP Fence Security vs Patchstack – WordPress & Plugins Security