Title: Check Plugin
Last modified: June 12, 2023

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# Check Plugin

 *  Resolved [thiagorangel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thiagorangel/)
 * (@thiagorangel)
 * [2 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/check-plugin/)
 * Is it possible for Defender Pro to check whether before or after installing a
   Plugin, it contains viruses or modified source code?

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 *  Plugin Support [Saurabh – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support7/)
 * (@wpmudev-support7)
 * [2 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/check-plugin/#post-16815729)
 * Hi [@thiagorangel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thiagorangel/)
 * Hope you are doing fine!
 * Currently, Defender can scan a plugin/ theme folder once it has been installed,
   the scan process has to be started manually or you can set a schedule for the
   scans to start.
 * There is a feature request to implement the automatic scan while plugins/themes
   are installed, but it is still under evaluation since several aspects have to
   be considered (server resources and permissions, compatibility with existing 
   features, etc.)
 * There is not a ETA to implement this feature yet, but I’ll let the development
   team know that there is another vote for this request.
 * Kind regards
 * Luis
    -  This reply was modified 2 years, 11 months ago by [Saurabh - WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support7/).
 *  Thread Starter [thiagorangel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thiagorangel/)
 * (@thiagorangel)
 * [2 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/check-plugin/#post-16815836)
 * Hello! So is it possible to do a manual check? Which step by step to verify a
   Plugin manually? Does it point out viruses and modification to the original source
   code?
 *  Plugin Support [Saurabh – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support7/)
 * (@wpmudev-support7)
 * [2 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/check-plugin/#post-16816891)
 * Hi [@thiagorangel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thiagorangel/)
 * You can run the scan for the whole site by going to **_Defender > Malware Scanning
   > And click on New Scan_**. If any plugin/theme/core file is detected to have
   any suspicious code, it will show in the Malware report, the difference from 
   the original files is displayed, and you can trigger the action to restore them.
 * For more info, please check this post in our blog where it explains the scan 
   process and how any malicious code is reported:
   [https://wpmudev.com/blog/wordpress-malware-scan/](https://wpmudev.com/blog/wordpress-malware-scan/)
 * Hope this information is useful
 * Kind regards
 * Luis
 *  Plugin Support [Patrick – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudevsupport12/)
 * (@wpmudevsupport12)
 * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/check-plugin/#post-16914009)
 * Hi [@thiagorangel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thiagorangel/)
 * I hope you are doing well and safe!
 * We haven’t heard from you in a while, I’ll mark this thread as resolved.
 * Feel free to let us know if you have any additional questions or problems.
 * Best Regards
    Patrick Freitas

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 * Last activity: [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/check-plugin/#post-16914009)
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