wpsnoop: fix WP-MalWatch plugin conflicts, errors & issues

When the plugin WP-MalWatch conflicts or throws a PHP error we hope wpsnoop can help you to fix the issue quickly.

Discover which shortcodes wp-options PHP functions database tables and files are created by WP-MalWatch, plus learn which plugins and/or themes could be in conflict with WP-MalWatch.

Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what WP-MalWatch leaves behind after uninstalling it from a WordPress installation, there is a list down below for your convenience.

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What does WP-MalWatch version 2.1.2 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for WP-MalWatch to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 2.1.2 may have created a different set of shortcodes, used different function names or could have created entirely different database tables to store settings and operate. This is not an exhaustive list but shows how version 2.1.2 of WP-MalWatch behaves when installed and removed on a clean installation of WordPress.

We have not tested individual shortcodes, features or settings of this plugin but instead have concentrated on the potential for obvious errors and conflicts which can occur, if you need help with the plugin in your local installation you can get WordPress help and support for WP-MalWatch by clicking here.

Our testing covered the free version of this plugin there may or may not be a paid version or premium version available for purchase that unlocks additional features and could behave in a slightly or very different manner.

Summary of WordPress plugin analysis: WP-MalWatch

Plugin Slug: wp-malwatch Internal ID: 87129 Addon Type: Plugin Version: 2.1.2 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 67 (312.74kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 2 Code Review: Search Provit

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Which new files does WP-MalWatch add to WordPress?

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The plugin WP-MalWatch added 67 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/uploads/		The wp-content/uploads/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 1495 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/uploads/2022/		The wp-content/uploads/2022/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 1367 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/uploads/2022/02/		The wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 1367 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/	312.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/lib/	2.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/lib/utility.php	2.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/	36.90kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-configurable/	6.65kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-configurable/scan-configurable.php	2.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-configurable/views/	4.18kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-configurable/views/configure.php	2.41kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-configurable/views/detailed.php	1.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-configurable/views/meta-dashboard.php	695.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-hidden/	4.65kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-hidden/scan-hidden.php	2.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-hidden/views/	1.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-hidden/views/configure.php	429.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-hidden/views/detailed.php	903.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-hidden/views/meta-dashboard.php	600.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-htaccess/	5.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-htaccess/scan-htaccess.php	3.61kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-htaccess/views/	1.98kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-htaccess/views/configure.php	441.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-htaccess/views/detailed.php	898.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-htaccess/views/meta-dashboard.php	692.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-keywords/	7.91kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-keywords/scan-keywords.php	4.34kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-keywords/views/	3.57kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-keywords/views/configure.php	1.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-keywords/views/detailed.php	1.65kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-keywords/views/meta-dashboard.php	674.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-locale/	7.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-locale/scan-locale.php	5.01kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-locale/views/	2.03kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-locale/views/configure.php	433.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-locale/views/detailed.php	962.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-locale/views/meta-dashboard.php	683.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-uploads/	5.06kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-uploads/scan-uploads.php	2.98kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-uploads/views/	2.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-uploads/views/configure.php	440.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-uploads/views/detailed.php	705.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/modules/scan-uploads/views/meta-dashboard.php	987.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/readme.txt	11.14kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/resources/	10.75kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/resources/img/	9.36kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/resources/img/all-clear.png	537.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/resources/img/favicon.ico	1.12kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/resources/img/warning.png	587.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/resources/img/wp-malwatch.png	7.14kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/resources/wpmw.css	727.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/resources/wpmw.js	698.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/screenshot-1.jpg	51.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/screenshot-2.jpg	77.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/screenshot-3.jpg	69.35kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/screenshot-4.jpg	32.38kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/views/	9.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/views/administrative-warning.php	323.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/views/configure.php	917.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/views/default-module-configuration-form.php	71.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/views/detailed-report.php	732.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/views/meta-about.php	2.19kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/views/meta-dashboard.php	1.82kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/views/meta-security.php	656.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/views/meta-watchlist.php	1.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/views/settings.php	1.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-malwatch/wp-malwatch.php	11.06kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does WP-MalWatch add to WordPress?

The plugin WP-MalWatch did not add any shortcodes when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress plugin WP-MalWatch?

WP-MalWatch did not create any new database tables when it was installed. It is possible that the plugin creates new database tables after an initial setup or configuration or after some period of use.

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by WP-MalWatch?

When WP-MalWatch was activated and loaded for the first time it created 4 new options in the wp_options table. Any known conflicts will be shown in red.

Option Name		Known Conflicts
_WPMW_Main		The _WPMW_Main option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
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_WPMW_Scan		The _WPMW_Scan option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:6:{s:21:"wpmw_scanconfigurable";a:2:{s:7:"matches";a:3:{s:9:".bak.php";a:0:{}s:9:".old.php";a:0:{}s:11:"*.cache.php";a:0:{}}s:5:"count";i:0;}s:15:"wpmw_scanhidden";a:3:{s:11:"directories";a:2:{i:0;s:74:"/mnt/ramdisk/working/empty-wp-5-9-87129/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/";i:1;s:71:"/mnt/ramdisk/working/empty-wp-5-9-87129/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/";}s:5:"files";a:4:{i:0;s:91:"/mnt/ramdisk/working/empty-wp-5-9-87129/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/.stylelintrc.json";i:1;s:95:"/mnt/ramdisk/working/empty-wp-5-9-87129/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/.stylelintrc-css.json";i:2;s:90:"/mnt/ramdisk/working/empty-wp-5-9-87129/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/.stylelintignore";i:3;s:88:"/mnt/ramdisk/working/empty-wp-5-9-87129/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/.stylelintrc.json";}s:5:"count";i:4;}s:17:"wpmw_scanhtaccess";a:2:{s:11:"directories";a:1:{i:0;s:67:"/mnt/ramdisk/working/empty-wp-5-9-87129/wp-content/plugins/akismet/";}s:5:"count";i:1;}s:17:"wpmw_scankeywords";b:0;s:15:"wpmw_scanlocale";a:2:{s:11:"directories";a:0:{}s:5:"count";i:1;}s:16:"wpmw_scanuploads";a:2:{s:5:"files";a:0:{}s:11:"directories";a:0:{}}}
WPMW Detailed Report HTML - 0		The WPMW Detailed Report HTML - 0 option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
<div class="wpmw-section-description"> <h3>Configurable File Scanning <a href="#">Learn More</a></h3> <div> MalWatch can search for up to 5 file patterns on your system. The default settings are the file patterns associated with the Pharma attack. Keep in mind that just because a file matches a pattern DOES NOT mean it is bad. Use the detailed report view to examine the contents of the file. For more information visit <a href="http://how-to-blog.tv/security/wp-malwatch/">How-To-Blog.TV</a> </div> </div> <hr /><div class="wpmw-section-description"> <h3>Hidden File Scanning <a href="#">Learn More</a></h3> <div> Hidden files ARE NOT always bad but you do want to be aware of their existence on your blog. If you have hidden files, use the view option in th detailed report to examine their contents. If they point to websites using keywords that are obviously foul (e.g. "Viagra") then you might have an issue. DO NOT delete a file just because it is hidden. For more information visit <a href="http://how-to-blog.tv/security/wp-malwatch/">How-To-Blog.TV</a> </div> </div> <div class="wpmw-file-contents"> <h4>/mnt/ramdisk/working/empty-wp-5-9-87129/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/.stylelintrc.json <a href="#">Show Contents</a></h4> <pre>{ "extends": [ "@wordpress/stylelint-config/scss" ], "rules": { "selector-class-pattern": null, "font-weight-notation": null, "selector-type-no-unknown": null, "max-line-length": null, "at-rule-empty-line-before": null, "selector-pseudo-element-colon-notation": null, "number-leading-zero": null, "no-descending-specificity": null, "length-zero-no-unit": [true, {"ignore": ["custom-properties"]}] } } </pre> </div> <div class="wpmw-file-contents"> <h4>/mnt/ramdisk/working/empty-wp-5-9-87129/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/.stylelintrc-css.json <a href="#">Show Contents</a></h4> <pre>{ "extends": [ "@wordpress/stylelint-config" ], "rules": { "indentation": "tab", "no-duplicate-selectors": null, "function-url-quotes": null, "selector-attribute-quotes": null, "declaration-block-no-duplicate-properties": null, "function-calc-no-unspaced-operator": null, "selector-pseudo-class-no-unknown": null, "selector-class-pattern": null, "font-weight-notation": null, "selector-type-no-unknown": null, "max-line-length": null, "at-rule-empty-line-before": null, "selector-pseudo-element-colon-notation": null, "number-leading-zero": null, "no-descending-specificity": null, "length-zero-no-unit": [true, {"ignore": ["custom-properties"]}] } } </pre> </div> <div class="wpmw-file-contents"> <h4>/mnt/ramdisk/working/empty-wp-5-9-87129/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/.stylelintignore <a href="#">Show Contents</a></h4> <pre>vendor/ node_modules/ assets/images .php .map .png .json LICENSE composer.lock *.txt </pre> </div> <div class="wpmw-file-contents"> <h4>/mnt/ramdisk/working/empty-wp-5-9-87129/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/.stylelintrc.json <a href="#">Show Contents</a></h4> <pre>{ "extends": [ "stylelint-config-wordpress" ], "plugins": ["stylelint-a11y"], "rules": { "font-family-no-missing-generic-family-keyword": null, "no-descending-specificity": null, "a11y/no-outline-none": true, "a11y/selector-pseudo-class-focus": true } } </pre> </div> <hr /><div class="wpmw-section-description"> <h3>htaccess Scanning <a href="#">Learn More</a></h3> <div> Most WordPress blogs will have 1 or more .HTACCESS files. They are not necesarily bad but can be a tool a hacker uses to divert traffic from your blog. Use the detailed view to examine them. If they contain <a href="http://how-to-blog.tv/security/wp-malwatch/common-htaccess-directives-for-wordpress/">Common .HTACCESS Directives</a>, then you are fine. If they redirect to sites related to cheap software and viagra, you might have a problem. </div> </div> <div class="wpmw-file-contents"> <h4>/mnt/ramdisk/working/empty-wp-5-9-87129/wp-content/plugins/akismet/.htaccess <a href="#">Show Contents</a></h4> <pre># Only allow direct access to specific Web-available files. # Apache 2.2 <IfModule !mod_authz_core.c> Order Deny,Allow Deny from all </IfModule> # Apache 2.4 <IfModule mod_authz_core.c> Require all denied </IfModule> # Akismet CSS and JS <FilesMatch "^(form\.js\|akismet\.js\|akismet\.css)$"> <IfModule !mod_authz_core.c> Allow from all </IfModule> <IfModule mod_authz_core.c> Require all granted </IfModule> </FilesMatch> # Akismet images <FilesMatch "^logo-(a\|full)-2x\.png$"> <IfModule !mod_authz_core.c> Allow from all </IfModule> <IfModule mod_authz_core.c> Require all granted </IfModule> </FilesMatch></pre> </div> <hr /><div class="wpmw-section-description"> <h3>Locale Php Scanning <a href="#">Learn More</a></h3> <div> The core WordPress installation includes a file called Locale.php. This file contains the localization logic for International versions of WordPress. Unfortunately, hackers like to drop redirects in this file due to its pervasive nature in WordPress. They normally hide these redirects via encode64 variables. WP-MalWatch looks for abnormal PHP calls in this file related to encode64 information. If your Locale.php file is flagged, re-install WordPress via the upgrade function in the WordPress dashboard. </div> </div> <hr /><div class="wpmw-section-description"> <h3>Uploads Directory Scanning <a href="#">Learn More</a></h3> <div> If you have files with .PHP extensions in your uploads directory, then this module will make a list of them. In the opinion of the authors of this plugin, there is no reason for these files to exist and you should ask questions if files get listed here. </div> </div> <hr />
WPMW Detailed Report Indices		The WPMW Detailed Report Indices option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
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During use WP-MalWatch may or may not create more options depending on how the plugin is configured and depending on which other themes and plugins are active in your specific hosting environment.

After disabling and deleting WP-MalWatch there were 5 options still present in the wp-options table:

_WPMW_Main
_WPMW_Scan
recently_activated
WPMW Detailed Report HTML - 0
WPMW Detailed Report Indices

Contact WP-MalWatch experts for help

What new PHP functions does WP-MalWatch declare when it is active?

Installing WP-MalWatch added 2 new functions to Wordpress at run-time. These functions are internal and generally aren't meant to be used except by developpers who wish to interface with the plugin to enhance or alter its behavior.

Function		Conflicts	Common Errors
array_prepend		20 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare array_prepend()
safe_glob		3 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare safe_glob()

Using WP-MalWatch from the command line with WP-CLI

The following commands are provided for convenience and should only be used if you understand how WP-CLI works. These commands refer to a single WordPress instance and may need to be modified if you are working with a Multisite installation.

How to install WP-MalWatch from the command line with WP-CLI

Navigate to the root of your WordPress installation and type the following command:

wp plugin install wp-malwatch

How to activate WP-MalWatch from the command line with WP-CLI

To immediately activate WP-MalWatch after WP-CLI downloads the latest version you can use the following command:

wp plugin install wp-malwatch --activate

How to reinstall WP-MalWatch from the command line with WP-CLI

To force a reinstallation of WP-MalWatch which overwrites the current plugin without asking for confirmation you can use the following command:

wp plugin install wp-malwatch --force

How to update WP-MalWatch to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update wp-malwatch

How to delete WP-MalWatch from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete wp-malwatch

Where can you download earlier versions of WP-MalWatch?

Whenever possible you should use the latest version of plugins and themes, however if you have recently updated and discovered that you need to install an earlier version you may be able to download other versions of WP-MalWatch from the WordPress repository by visiting this link.

Please note that installing earlier versions of a theme or plugin is not generally a recommended course of action for most users and could re-introduce security, stability or other issues in WP-MalWatch

About our testing enviroment

Tests were conducted using Apache 2.4.29, PHP 7.2 on Ubuntu 18.04, MySQL 5.7.33 and WordPress 5.9

It is very possible that different versions of PHP such as PHP 8.0, PHP 7.4, or PHP 7.3 could behave differently with WP-MalWatch. Different versions of WordPress could implement the features of this plugin in slightly different ways as well.