Malware Module

The AegisShield Malware Module provides proactive malware detection and response by scanning key WordPress directories for suspicious and potentially malicious code using heuristic analysis. It helps administrators identify risky files early, take controlled actions such as reviewing, ignoring, or quarantining threats, and maintain visibility through detailed logging and incident tracking. By combining flexible scan options, automation, and clear enforcement workflows, the Malware Module supports ongoing site integrity and reduces the risk of unnoticed compromise or reinfection.
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See the threats You can't afford to miss!

Proactively detect, contain, and understand malware on your WordPress site before it turns into downtime, data loss, or reinfection.

Early Threat Detection

Identifies suspicious and malicious code before it can execute or spread, helping prevent silent compromises and long-term backdoors.

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Controlled Containment & Response

Gives administrators safe, deliberate options to review, ignore, or quarantine files, reducing risk without breaking the site unexpectedly.

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Visibility & Accountability

Logs every detection, action, and enforcement decision, providing a clear audit trail that supports faster response and confident incident handling.

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  • Malware Tabs and Features

Malware Scanner

Malware Scanner is AegisShield’s central malware detection and response workspace, designed to identify suspicious PHP-based threats across critical WordPress directories using heuristic analysis. It allows administrators to configure scan profiles, select directories, run on-demand scans, and review detailed results in a single interface, turning raw detections into a clear remediation workflow with options to ignore, close, or quarantine files. By prioritizing high-risk patterns such as obfuscation and dangerous functions, this tab helps reduce the damage window, surface real threats quickly, and give admins practical control over how malware findings are handled.

Scheduled Scans

Scheduled Scans automate malware detection by running scans on a defined schedule, ensuring site integrity checks continue even when administrators are not actively logged in. With support for frequent quick scans and deeper weekly scans, this tab provides consistent, background protection that helps catch infections close to when they begin rather than weeks later. For WordPress admins, this means reliable, always-on visibility into malware risks without relying on manual intervention or routine reminders.

Profiles Scans and Protection

Scan Profiles allow administrators to tune how aggressive malware detection should be, aligning scanning behavior with the site’s risk level and operational needs. By controlling sensitivity and, in Pro mode, minimum detection thresholds, profiles help reduce unnecessary noise on stable sites while enabling deeper scrutiny during high-risk periods or post-incident recovery. This flexibility prevents alert fatigue while ensuring real threats are not overlooked, making malware detection both manageable and effective.

Incremental Quick Scan

Incremental Quick Scan is a performance-aware scanning mode that focuses on files that have changed since the last scan instead of rescanning the entire site. It provides fast feedback after updates, deployments, or suspicious activity while minimizing server load, making it ideal for frequent checks on shared or resource-limited hosting environments. For admins, this means faster threat detection where it matters most, without sacrificing site performance.

Attack Story

Attack Story transforms malware detections into a readable incident timeline by correlating suspicious files with related activity such as file changes, admin actions, and security events. It helps administrators understand not just what was detected, but how and when the incident unfolded, significantly shortening investigation and response time. By providing an audit-friendly narrative and exportable reports, Attack Story supports confident remediation, documentation, and post-incident analysis.