WPSniffer
Open-source YARA malware scanner for WordPress servers
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WPSniffer is a free, open-source CLI that scans WordPress and PHP files for malware using ~5,000 community YARA rules from YARA Forge, powered by the YARA-X engine. Install with pip, run it over SSH, cron or CI, and get CSV, TSV, text or email reports. Multi-process, scans whole files up to 50 MiB, and supports your ownyar rules. No account, license key or telemetry: your files never leave your server. Built for freelancers, agencies and hosts cleaning up hacked sites.
PH · launched Oct 29, 2026 · 1 upvote (top 67%) · 1 view
Niche: application and system security scanners · 221 launches, 33 in the last 7 days ▼ -13% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Security
- Observability & eval
- Developer
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
- Open Source
- Developer Tools
- GitHub
- Security
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Could you build this?
Yes This is a CLI that wraps the existing YARA-X engine and community YARA Forge rules, with reporting and SSH/cron/CI integration, all standard tooling.
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 90 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #52 of 91 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 343 days after the earliest competitor.
- Security Guard · ph · 2026-10-25 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.48
- Lockora Security Plugin · ph · 2026-11-06 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.47
- WPDoctor · ph · 2026-09-26 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.45
- VulnCue · ph · 2026-10-13 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.45
- Free Website Security Scanner · ph · 2026-10-10 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.43
- cve-2026-87902-wordpress-lfi-lab · github · 2026-09-23 · 11 upvotes · similarity 0.42
- Scanverra · ph · 2026-09-12 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.39
- GrowthNiq · ph · 2026-10-18 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.39
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