High-sensitivity scans flag clean files as malware
Scanner flags clean WordPress core and plugin files as malicious during high-sensitivity scans.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
6 public reports · first reported 8 April 2019 · last reported 11 February 2024
What's going wrong
Owners of WordPress sites that run this malware scanner report that its high-sensitivity mode marks large numbers of ordinary files as malicious or suspicious. Reviewers tested it on fresh installations and popular plugins and found hits on code that was clean, while other scanners were far quieter. Agencies and freelancers worry about hours spent checking files that are not infected. Many want the tool to compare files against known-good copies before reporting them. A service that verifies flagged files against official checksums would help these owners separate real threats from noise.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports.
Products affected
Quttera ThreatSign – Web Malware Scanner for WordPress.
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Who has this problem
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