{"id":2315,"date":"2020-10-24T13:25:52","date_gmt":"2020-10-24T07:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/?p=2315"},"modified":"2020-10-24T13:25:52","modified_gmt":"2020-10-24T07:55:52","slug":"sucuri-security-auditing-malware-scanner-and-hardening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/westerndeal-new\/blog\/sucuri-security-auditing-malware-scanner-and-hardening\/","title":{"rendered":"Sucuri Security &#8211; Auditing, Malware Scanner and Hardening"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" ><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme1\"  id=\"wp-pic-sucuri-scanner\" ><div class=\"wp-pic-large\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-pic-large-content\">\n\t\t<a class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/sucuri-scanner\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/sucuri-scanner\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=2875755\" alt=\"Sucuri Security \u2013 Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardening\" \/>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>Sucuri Security &#8211; Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardening<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-first\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-pic-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/sucuri-scanner\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/sucuri-scanner\/assets\/icon-256x256.png?rev=2875755 );\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-author\">Author(s):\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/sucuri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sucuri<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 2.7.4<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> July 7, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/sucuri-scanner.2.7.4.zip\" title=\"Direct download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Direct Download<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-last\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/view\/plugin-reviews\/sucuri-scanner\" class=\"wp-pic-rating\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ratings\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t84%<em>Ratings<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/sucuri-scanner.2.7.4.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t600,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/sucuri-scanner\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWP 3.6+<em>Requires<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper--><link rel='stylesheet' id='dashicons-css' href='https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/westerndeal-new\/wp-includes\/css\/dashicons.min.css?ver=d4f80eee8c6da2a38097528e3e37bc20' media='all' \/>\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='wppic-style-css' href='https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/westerndeal-new\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-plugin-info-card\/dist\/wppic-styles.css?ver=6.3.0' media='all' \/>\n<script id=\"jquery-core-js\" src=\"https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/westerndeal-new\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1\"><\/script>\n<script id=\"jquery-migrate-js\" src=\"https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/westerndeal-new\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.1\"><\/script>\n<script id=\"wppic-script-js-extra\">\nvar wppicAjax = {\"ajaxurl\":\"https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/westerndeal-new\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\"};\n\/\/# sourceURL=wppic-script-js-extra\n<\/script>\n<script id=\"wppic-script-js\" src=\"https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/westerndeal-new\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-plugin-info-card\/assets\/js\/wppic-script.min.js?ver=6.3.0\"><\/script>\n\n<h2 id=\"description-header\">Description<\/h2>\n<p>Sucuri Inc. is a globally recognized authority in all matters related to website security, with specialization in WordPress Security.<\/p>\n<p>The Sucuri Security WordPress plugin is free to all WordPress users. It is a security suite meant to complement your existing security posture. It offers its users a set of security features for their website, each designed to have a positive effect on their security posture:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"hs1\">\u00a0Install the WordPress security plugin<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2321 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/westerndeal-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screenshort01.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"164\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"hs1\">Generate API<\/h3>\n<p>To generate the API key for the Sucuri plugin:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"ml-30\">\n<li>Log into your WordPress website as an administrator and open the Sucuri plugin.<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Generate API Key<\/strong>\u00a0to the upper right side of your screen.<\/li>\n<li>Check the\u00a0Terms of Service\u00a0and\u00a0Privacy Policy\u00a0boxes once you have read them.<\/li>\n<li>Click Submit. 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