Alternatives to SiteGuarding Website Malware Scanner
An online scanner that checks uploaded PHP and JavaScript files for malware and backdoors. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
SiteGuarding Website Malware Scanner
An online scanner that checks uploaded PHP and JavaScript files for malware and backdoors.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as SiteGuarding Website Malware Scanner.
VirusTotal
Online service that checks a URL or file against many antivirus engines and URL scanners.
VirusTotal checks uploaded files and URLs against many antivirus engines for free, though uploads are processed by a third party and verdicts can disagree.
Sucuri SiteCheck
Free remote scanner that checks a website for visible malware, blocklisting and outdated software.
Sucuri SiteCheck scans a live site remotely for malware, blocklisting and outdated software, but cannot see server-side PHP files.
Quttera Website Malware Scanner
Free online scanner that checks a website's public content for malicious scripts and threats.
Quttera Website Malware Scanner checks a public URL for hidden scripts and produces a written report, instead of scanning uploaded source files.
Hybrid Analysis
Free online sandbox that runs submitted files and URLs and reports on their behaviour.
Hybrid Analysis runs submitted files and URLs in a free sandbox and reports on their behaviour, rather than matching PHP and JavaScript against website malware signatures.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
WPSec
An online scanner that checks WordPress sites for known vulnerabilities in core, plugins and themes.
Google Safe Browsing Site Status
A lookup in Google's Transparency Report that shows whether Safe Browsing flags a site as unsafe.
urlscan.io
Sandbox for the web that loads a URL and records screenshots, requests and indicators.
Watchful
A web dashboard for agencies that maintain many WordPress sites, with backups, updates and security scans.
urlquery
An online service that scans web pages for malware, suspicious elements and reputation problems.
