Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal

security-malware-firewall · by cleantalk · wordpress.org ↗ · SVN ↗
Active installs
30k+
Current version
2.178
Added
2016-08-24
Last updated
2026-04-28 (4d ago)
First seen by beacon
11d ago
Total downloads
2,680,503

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Critical forum_complaint_cluster Resolved · false_positive_keyword_overmatch_security_themed_p 2026-05-01 01:14:00 (1d ago)
Slugsecurity-malware-firewall
Active installs30,000
Critical matches5
High matches1
Lookback days90
Sample threads
TitleDateUrlStarterKeyword
Scanning isn’t completing2026-04-30 14:37:52https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scanning-isnt-completing/tanmay kumar dasmalware
Front end malware found2026-04-19 08:58:01https://wordpress.org/support/topic/front-end-malware-found/costaman16malware
Malware Error2026-04-13 17:26:04https://wordpress.org/support/topic/malware-error-3/stratpointmalware
How ro turn off Brute Force Protection and use malware scanner only2026-04-03 15:18:37https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-ro-turn-off-brute-force-protection-and-use-malware-scanner-only/costaman16malware
CleanTalk Security triggers security issues with hoster2026-02-27 09:19:29https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cleantalk-security-triggers-security-issues-with-hoster/highperformerteamsinfected
Vulnerable Plug-in Astra emails from CleanTalk2026-04-21 09:11:30https://wordpress.org/support/topic/vulnerable-plug-in-astra-emails-from-cleantalk/rapunzel2026compromis
ExplanationCluster of support-forum threads in the last 90 days containing user-reported attack vocabulary. Critical when any thread mentions explicit compromise terms (hacked / backdoor / admin user added); high when two or more mention symptom-class terms (redirect to spam / vendor alerts).
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            "title": "CleanTalk Security triggers security issues with hoster",
            "date": "2026-02-27 09:19:29",
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            "starter": "highperformerteams",
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            "title": "Vulnerable Plug-in Astra emails from CleanTalk",
            "date": "2026-04-21 09:11:30",
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Medium committer_younger_than_plugin Resolved · benign_company_employee 2026-04-27 10:32:31 (5d ago)
Slugsecurity-malware-firewall
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Committer display nameanton_cleantalk
Committer employer
Committer member since2024-04-04
Committer first commit2024-07-10 05:27:17
Committer commit count18
Plugin listed authorcleantalk
Earliest plugin commit2019-06-11 12:58:45
Plugin age at join days1,855
Committer age at join days97
Active installs30,000
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Medium committer_younger_than_plugin Resolved · benign_company_employee 2026-04-27 10:32:31 (5d ago)
Slugsecurity-malware-firewall
Committer slugartemacleantalk
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Committer employer
Committer member since2022-06-23
Committer first commit2022-09-20 09:04:17
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Plugin listed authorcleantalk
Earliest plugin commit2019-06-11 12:58:45
Plugin age at join days1,196
Committer age at join days89
Active installs30,000
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Medium committer_younger_than_plugin Resolved · benign_company_employee 2026-04-27 10:32:31 (5d ago)
Slugsecurity-malware-firewall
Committer slugsergefcleantalk
Committer display namesergefcleantalk
Committer employer
Committer member since2023-10-06
Committer first commit2023-11-08 08:09:40
Committer commit count11
Plugin listed authorcleantalk
Earliest plugin commit2019-06-11 12:58:45
Plugin age at join days1,610
Committer age at join days33
Active installs30,000
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SVN committers (9)

Accounts with actual commit access to security-malware-firewall on plugins.svn.wordpress.org, reconstructed from svn log. This is the list that matters for ownership changes — not the readme contributors.

Committer Member since Commits First commit Latest commit
Safronik 2016-01-13 204 2019-06-11 · r2103956 2022-06-02 · r2736133
glomberg 2016-08-03 114 2019-07-29 · r2130243 2026-03-17 · r3484680
alexandergull 2018-11-30 46 2022-07-26 · r2761729 2026-03-31 · r3495329
artemacleantalk Young account 2022-06-23 29 2022-09-20 · r2787492 2023-10-26 · r2984157
anton_cleantalk 2024-04-04 18 2024-07-10 · r3115263 2026-02-03 · r3452642
Artyom Davydov 2016-11-17 8 2020-02-06 · r2239843 2020-06-30 · r2332806
Denis Shagy 2012-04-06 2 2020-04-29 · r2294137 2026-04-29 · r3518713
CleanTalk Inc 2016-08-18 1 2025-12-01 · r3406728 2025-12-01 · r3406728
sergefcleantalk Young account 2023-10-06 1 2023-11-08 · r2991545 2026-04-28 · r3517026

Readme contributors (4)

Names the plugin's readme declares as contributors. A soft signal — anyone can be listed. The SVN access column is the ground-truth cross-reference: does this contributor actually commit code?

Contributor Member since SVN access Status
glomberg 2016-08-03 114 commits Active
alexandergull 2018-11-30 46 commits Active
CleanTalk Inc 2016-08-18 1 commits Active
sergefcleantalk 2023-10-06 1 commits Active

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