Title: Automatic Deactivation
Last modified: December 8, 2023

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# Automatic Deactivation

 *  Resolved [username201701](https://wordpress.org/support/users/username201701/)
 * (@username201701)
 * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-deactivation/)
 * Multiple times recently I have noticed this plugin is deactivating on its own.
   I’m sure there is another plugin or setting causing this issue, but I have no
   way to troubleshoot since it happens randomly. Is this common? What settings 
   should I check? Any known plugin incompatibilities? Thank you

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 *  Plugin Author [GuardGiant brute force protection](https://wordpress.org/support/users/guardgiant/)
 * (@guardgiant)
 * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-deactivation/#post-17262019)
 * Thanks for getting in touch – this is a very unusual issue. We’ve not had any
   other reports of this so I agree it could be an incompatibility somewhere.
 * The only way I can think of troubleshooting the problem is to re-introduce your
   plugins one-by-one. i.e. deactivate/remove plugins so you have a clean install
   and then introduce them back slowly.
 * Better still, if you have access to another server you could do this without 
   affecting your main site.
 * I hope that helps. Let me know how you get on.
 *  Thread Starter [username201701](https://wordpress.org/support/users/username201701/)
 * (@username201701)
 * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-deactivation/#post-17262214)
 * I’ve discovered that it’s being deactivated by Really Simple SSL Pro with the
   following notice:
 * “This is the vulnerability overview. Here you will find current known vulnerabilities
   on your system.
 * GuardGiant Brute Force Protection – November 28, 2023 – medium severity”
 * However, no other information is given.
 *  Thread Starter [username201701](https://wordpress.org/support/users/username201701/)
 * (@username201701)
 * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-deactivation/#post-17262270)
 * It’s also being flagged by WordFence:
    - The Plugin “GuardGiant Brute Force Protection” has a security vulnerability.
      Type: Plugin Vulnerable
    - Issue Found December 7, 2023 8:01 am Critical
 *  Plugin Author [GuardGiant brute force protection](https://wordpress.org/support/users/guardgiant/)
 * (@guardgiant)
 * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-deactivation/#post-17262339)
 * Thanks for flagging this up. We will take a look.
 *  Plugin Author [GuardGiant brute force protection](https://wordpress.org/support/users/guardgiant/)
 * (@guardgiant)
 * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-deactivation/#post-17263208)
 * This has now been patched so please update the plugin from your dashboard (if
   auto-update is not enabled).
 * Thanks again for bringing this to our attention.
 *  Thread Starter [username201701](https://wordpress.org/support/users/username201701/)
 * (@username201701)
 * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-deactivation/#post-17263673)
 * Of course! Thank you for your quick response.

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 * Last reply from: [username201701](https://wordpress.org/support/users/username201701/)
 * Last activity: [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-deactivation/#post-17263673)
 * Status: resolved