NinjaScanner – Virus & Malware scan vs Security Ninja For MainWP

A lightweight, fast and powerful virus scanner for WordPress. 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. Features File integrity checker. File comparison viewer. Exclusion filters. File snapshot. Database snapshot. Anti-malware/Antivirus. Sandbox for quarantined files. Ignored files list. Google’s Safe Browsing Lookup API. Background scans. Scheduled scans (Premium). WP-CLI integration (Premium). Debugging log. Email report. Integration with NinjaFirewall (WP and WP+ Edition). Multi-site support. Contextual help. And many more… File Integrity Checker 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 add your Premium themes and plugins to the File Integrity Checker. Infected or corrupted files can be easily restored with one click. File Snapshot The File Snapshot will show you which files were changed, added or deleted since the previous scan. Database Snapshot 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. Anti-Malware Signatures You can scan your blog for potential malware and virus using the built-in signatures. The scanning engine is compatible with Linux Malware Detect LMD (whose anti-malware signatures are included) and with some ClamAV signatures as well. You can even write your own anti-malware signatures. NinjaFirewall Integration If you are running our NinjaFirewall (WP or WP+ Edition) web application firewall plugin, you can use this option to integrate NinjaScanner into its menu. Fast and Lightweight Scanner 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. Background Scans 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. Sandbox for quarantined files 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. Advanced Settings NinjaScanner offers many advanced settings to finely tune it, such as exclusion filters, selection of the algorithm to use, a debugging log etc. Privacy Policy Your website can run NinjaScanner and be 100% compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): 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. Premium Features Check out our NinjaScanner Premium Edition Scheduled Scans: Don’t leave your blog at risk. With the scheduled scan option, NinjaScanner will run automatically hourly, twice daily or daily. WP-CLI Integration: Do you own several blogs and prefer to manage them from the command line? NinjaScanner can nicely integrate with WP-CLI, using the ninjascanner 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. Dedicated Help Desk with Priority Support

Security Ninja helps you identify vulnerabilities and harden the security of your WordPress websites. Paired with MainWP, you can manage and monitor connected sites from one central dashboard. This MainWP extension brings Security Ninja into your MainWP dashboard so you can manage and monitor all connected sites from one place. Free version: Run Security Ninja Security Tests and Core Scanner remotely on one or more child sites. Refresh vulnerability lists in bulk (requires Security Ninja 5.297+ on children). View results for all connected sites: vulnerabilities (plugins and themes), Security Tests table, and Core Scanner summary. Malware Scanner summary (last run and count) appears when the child site has Security Ninja Pro. The Security Ninja column in the MainWP Sites table shows test score and vulnerability count. The extension page shows a Pro upsell for fleet events and alerts. Per-site Scan results includes a Run scans button. Pro version: Everything in Free, plus a tabbed fleet workspace on the extension page: Overview – Fleet triage cards (firewall off, vulnerabilities, recent blocks, low score, malware, outdated child, stale sync) with suggested next steps when a count is above zero, plus Top incidents (7 days). Events – Unified events log across Pro children, with site and action filters, search, and event details. Settings – Optional daily fleet email alerts (multi-recipient digests with rule toggles), plus metrics history used by client reports. Also in Pro: full malware scan file list on the per-site tab; copy settings from one synced Pro child onto many sites; bulk IP manage (add/remove whitelist or blacklist, lift ban / 404); White Label bulk action; per-site Settings editor (including blocked countries and path lists when children run 5.297+); daily metrics history (about 90 days) that feeds score/vuln progress in Pro Reports; Pro Reports tokens for Security Ninja data (see FAQ). Event logs, settings, IP management, and full malware details require Security Ninja Pro on child sites. Note: Free child sites sync Security Tests scores, vulnerability count and details, and Core Scanner summary to MainWP. Pro child sites additionally sync event logs, malware scan details, settings, IP management entries, and AI Security Advisor summaries. Remote IP management and enriched event details require Security Ninja 5.285+ on child sites and Security Ninja for MainWP 2.1.1+ on the dashboard. Remote settings apply requires Security Ninja 5.285+ (array settings such as blocked countries need 5.297+). After bulk actions, use MainWP Sync on the same selection to refresh the dashboard. Fleet alert emails use WordPress mail on the MainWP dashboard; configure SMTP if messages do not arrive. This extension helps you save time, stay in control, and manage security across all your sites, whether you handle a handful or hundreds. MainWP is an invaluable tool for those who manage multiple WordPress websites. To combine the two, you need to install this extension on your master MainWP website. Links and Documentation Security Ninja for MainWP Extension Page Get Started with MainWP and Security Ninja Install the Security Ninja MainWP extension from within the MainWP dashboard Login to your MainWP dashboard Navigate to WP > Plugins Search for ‘Security Ninja MainWP’ Install and activate the plugin Install the Security Ninja MainWP extension manually Download the plugin Login to your MainWP dashboard Navigate to WP > Plugins Click Add New and then Upload Plugin Browse to the file, select it and click Install Now Click Activate Plugin once prompted.