MalCare review
A WordPress-focused security tool with automated scanning, protection, and cleanup.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
MalCare is a WordPress security product for site owners, developers, agencies, and businesses that need malware detection, site protection, and cleanup. It scans WordPress files, plugins, themes, uploads, databases, and scheduled tasks using signature matching, file-integrity checks, and behavioral analysis. The service is available on the web and focuses specifically on WordPress websites.
The pricing structure separates monitoring from remediation and deeper security controls. The Free plan includes weekly malware scans, vulnerability alerts, a basic firewall, login protection, 2FA for 2 users, and SSL monitoring. Protect costs $99 per site per year and adds malware scans every 24 hours, an advanced firewall, virtual patching, geo-blocking, bot protection, and detect-and-alert remediation. Repair costs $299 per site per year and adds instant malware cleanup, scans every 12 hours, post-cleanup reports, a real-time firewall, and WP-admin user scanning. Fortify costs $499 per site per year and adds hourly scans, unlimited manual security fixes, WebHost suspension recovery, redirection scanning, and server cron job scanning.
MalCare’s standout capability is its WordPress-specific cleanup workflow. Depending on the plan, cleanup can remove malicious code, database entries, cron jobs, and rogue administrator accounts while preserving site content. Security coverage also includes firewall and bot protection, login protection, vulnerability alerts, virtual patching, and entry-vector analysis after cleanup. WordPress owners who want scheduled scanning and automated remediation should find the product well aligned with that need. Organizations securing non-WordPress websites, or looking for broader platform coverage, should choose a product designed for those environments instead.
MalCare pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Deep scans cover WordPress files, databases, plugins, themes, and uploads
- Automatic and one-click cleanup remove malicious code and rogue accounts
- Scheduled scans, firewall protection, and vulnerability alerts are included
- Where it doesn't
- Built specifically for WordPress websites, not broader web platforms
- Paid plans start at $99 per site per year
- Free-plan malware scans run weekly
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