Title: Wieczo's Virus Scanner Author: wieczo Published: 14 October 2024 Last modified: 17 October 2024 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/wieczos-virus-scanner/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3169514) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest three major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/wieczos-virus-scanner/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3169488) # Wieczo’s Virus Scanner By [wieczo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wieczo/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wieczos-virus-scanner.1.2.1.zip) * [Details](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/wieczos-virus-scanner/#description) * [Reviews](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/wieczos-virus-scanner/#reviews) * [Development](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/wieczos-virus-scanner/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wieczos-virus-scanner/) ## Description **Wieczo’s Virus Scanner** is a WordPress plugin that allows users to upload files from the WordPress admin area and scan them for viruses and malware by sending them to a ClamAV service. Additionally, the plugin sends every upload to ClamAV first. If a virus is found, the upload is aborted. The plugin also supports scanning your whole WordPress installation for malware and viruses. The plugin connects to a ClamAV service using the **Host** and **Port** variables configured in the plugin settings. ### Features * **File Upload**: Allows file uploads through a user-friendly admin page. * **Upload Scan**: Scans all uploaded files for viruses and malware. * **Full Scan**: Separate page to scan the whole WordPress installation for malware and viruses. * **ClamAV Integration**: Sends files via a socket connection to a ClamAV service for virus scanning. * **Easy Configuration**: Configure the host and port of the ClamAV service in the plugin settings. ### How to Contribute We’re excited to welcome contributors to Wieczo’s Virus Scanner! Whether you’re a seasoned developer or just getting started, your input is valuable. You can help us by reporting bugs, suggesting new features, or improving the code. It’s a great way to sharpen your skills and make a real impact. Just fork the repository, work on your ideas, and submit a pull request. We’ll review it as soon as possible and work together to make this plugin even better! ### Contributors We want to thank all of our contributors! Here’s a list of everyone who has helped make this project better: * [Thomas Wieczorek](https://github.com/wieczo) – Project Creator * [Simon Neutert](https://github.com/simonneutert) – Always an inspiration and contributes with his thoughts and well-spoken arguments. ### Manual Installation: 1. Upload the `wieczos-virus-scanner` directory to your WordPress installation’s `/ wp-content/plugins/` directory. 2. Activate the plugin in the WordPress Admin area under “Plugins.” 3. Configure the ClamAV service under **Settings -> ClamAV Settings** (enter the host and port of the ClamAV service). ### Configuration After activating the plugin, you can configure the connection information for your ClamAV service as follows: 1. Go to **Settings -> ClamAV Scanner**. 2. Enter the **Host** and **Port** of your ClamAV service, for example: 3. * **Host**: `127.0.0.1` (if the service is running locally, default: `clamav`) * **Port**: `3310` (default port for ClamAV) 4. Optionally, you can set a **Timeout** to define the maximum wait time for the connection to the ClamAV service. ### Usage ### 1. Upload Scan Once the plugin is activated, it automatically scans all uploads for viruses. ### 2. Manually Upload and Scan Files 1. Navigate to **ClamAV Scanner -> File Scanner** in the WordPress admin menu. 2. Select a file you want to scan for viruses and click “Scan File.” 3. The plugin sends the file via a socket to the ClamAV service, and you will receive the scan result directly in the admin dashboard. ### How It Works * The plugin uses the PHP `socket` functionality to establish a connection with a ClamAV service. * Files uploaded through the WordPress admin interface are temporarily stored on the server. * The plugin then opens a socket connection to the configured ClamAV host and port and sends the uploaded file for analysis. * After the scan, the plugin displays the scan results on the admin page. ### Requirements * WordPress 6.7 or higher * A running **ClamAV service** that is accessible via a network socket (default port: 3310). * PHP sockets must be enabled on the server. ### Development ### Local Development 1. Clone this repository into the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory of your local WordPress project: 2. `bash git clone https://github.com/wieczo/wieczos-virus-scanner.git ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors and Developers “Wieczo's Virus Scanner” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ wieczo ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wieczo/) “Wieczo's Virus Scanner” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wieczos-virus-scanner/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Wieczo's Virus Scanner” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wieczos-virus-scanner) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wieczos-virus-scanner/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wieczos-virus-scanner/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wieczos-virus-scanner/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wieczos-virus-scanner/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Change Log #### 1.2.0 * Adds full scan of all WordPress files * Extends the table to log all errors which happen during a scan * Replaces the old standard HTML table with a WP_List_Table to support sorting, multi-actions and more #### 1.1.0 * Adds uninstall.php * Adds table to log virus findings #### 1.0.0 Initial release. ## Meta * Version **1.2.1** * Last updated **2 years ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.6.10** * PHP version ** 8.2 or higher ** * Languages * [Czech](https://cs.wordpress.org/plugins/wieczos-virus-scanner/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wieczos-virus-scanner/) and [German](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/wieczos-virus-scanner/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wieczos-virus-scanner) * Tags * [antivirus](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/antivirus/)[clamav](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/clamav/) [malware](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/malware/)[security](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/) [virus](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/virus/) * [Advanced View](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/wieczos-virus-scanner/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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