WebDefender Security 5.0.1.58

Does WebDefender Security work with WordPress 6.8.2 and PHP 8.1.12? A smoke test was performed on .

Summary

Errors
4PHP notices
24PHP deprecation warnings
No JavaScript exceptions
All test pages loaded successfully
No resource errors
Performance

Memory usage: 226.02 KiB
The average PHP memory usage increased by this amount after activating by the plugin.

Page speed impact: 0.084 seconds
The average page load time increased by this amount after activating the plugin.

Environment
WordPress version6.8.2
PHP version8.1.12
MySQL version10.6.10
PHP memory limit512M
Plugin Info
Last updated
Active installs 1,000+
WordPress.org page https://wordpress.org/plugins/cwis-antivirus-malware-detected/
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Pages 4

Plugins ‹ Test site — WordPress

Page screenshot: Plugins ‹ Test site — WordPress
URL /wp-admin/plugins.php?plugin_status=all&paged=1&s
Requested URL /wp-admin/plugins.php?action=activate&plugin=cwis-antivirus-malware-detected%2Fcwis-antivirus-malware-detected.php&plugin_status=all&paged=1&s&_wpnonce=e8458802cb
Aspect after-activation
HTTP status 200
Load time 12.333 s
Memory usage 3.66 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

WebDefender Security

Page screenshot: WebDefender Security
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=cwis-scanner
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.532 s
Memory usage 3.6 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Test site – Just another WordPress site

Page screenshot: Test site – Just another WordPress site
URL /
Aspect front-page
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.170 s
Memory usage 3.49 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Dashboard ‹ Test site — WordPress

Page screenshot: Dashboard ‹ Test site — WordPress
URL /wp-admin/index.php
Aspect new-meta-boxes
HTTP status 200
Load time 1.693 s
Memory usage 4.89 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Benchmark

URL Load time Memory usage
Inactive Active Change Inactive Active Change
/wp-admin/index.php0.336 s1.819 s+1.483 s3.51 MiB4.89 MiB+ 1.38 MiB
/wp-admin/edit.php0.195 s0.192 s-0.003 s3.57 MiB3.7 MiB+ 129.91 KiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php0.734 s0.634 s-0.100 s6.06 MiB6.23 MiB+ 177.84 KiB
/wp-admin/upload.php0.562 s0.566 s+0.004 s3.52 MiB3.61 MiB+ 92.13 KiB
/wp-admin/options-writing.php0.213 s0.202 s-0.011 s3.5 MiB3.59 MiB+ 96.13 KiB
/wp-admin/media-new.php0.300 s0.265 s-0.035 s3.49 MiB3.59 MiB+ 104.32 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category0.190 s0.196 s+0.006 s3.5 MiB3.62 MiB+ 114.99 KiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page0.589 s0.606 s+0.017 s6.05 MiB6.16 MiB+ 109.36 KiB
/wp-admin/options-discussion.php0.284 s0.223 s-0.061 s3.5 MiB3.59 MiB+ 92.63 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-comments.php0.419 s0.180 s-0.239 s3.52 MiB3.61 MiB+ 92.13 KiB
/0.297 s0.158 s-0.139 s3.43 MiB3.49 MiB+ 61.61 KiB
Average 0.374 s0.458 s+0.084 s3.97 MiB4.19 MiB+ 226.02 KiB

Code Statistics

Note: Third-party libraries and minified JS/CSS files are excluded from these statistics where possible, so the numbers you see here may be lower than those reported by other tools.

PHP
CSS
Language % Lines of code Comment lines Files
PHP56.6%21,1376,063121
CSS33.7%12,588273
SVG7.9%2,95902
JSON1.5%54501
HTML0.4%13533
JavaScript0.0%202
Total 37,366 6,093 132

PHP Code Analysis | More results »

Lines of code 20,287
Total complexity 5,522
Median class complexity 23.0
Median method complexity 3.0
Most complex class App\Library\CwisSecRipsScan
Most complex function App\Library\CwisSecRipsScan::parse()
Classes 103
Methods 833
Functions 58

Additions

Things that the plugin adds to the site. This section is not intended to be comprehensive. The test tool only looks for a few specific types of added content.

Options wp_options 2

Meta Boxes

{
    "dashboard": {
        "cobwebsec": {
            "title": "WebDefender Security (formely CWIS Antivirus)",
            "context": "normal"
        }
    }
}

PHP Error Log 28 lines

[18-Jul-2025 12:55:15 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  preg_match(): Passing null to parameter #2 ($subject) of type string is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/cwis-antivirus-malware-detected/cwis-scan/app/Library/CwisLicensing.php on line 321
[18-Jul-2025 12:55:15 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  preg_replace(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($subject) of type array|string is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/cwis-antivirus-malware-detected/cwis-scan/app/Library/CwisLicensing.php on line 423
[18-Jul-2025 12:55:15 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  preg_replace(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($subject) of type array|string is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/cwis-antivirus-malware-detected/cwis-scan/app/Library/CwisLicensing.php on line 423
[18-Jul-2025 12:55:15 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  preg_replace(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($subject) of type array|string is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/cwis-antivirus-malware-detected/cwis-scan/app/Library/CwisLicensing.php on line 423
[18-Jul-2025 12:55:15 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  preg_replace(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($subject) of type array|string is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/cwis-antivirus-malware-detected/cwis-scan/app/Library/CwisLicensing.php on line 423
[18-Jul-2025 12:55:15 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  preg_match(): Passing null to parameter #2 ($subject) of type string is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/cwis-antivirus-malware-detected/cwis-scan/app/Library/CwisLicensing.php on line 321
[18-Jul-2025 12:55:15 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  preg_match(): Passing null to parameter #2 ($subject) of type string is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/cwis-antivirus-malware-detected/cwis-scan/app/Library/CwisLicensing.php on line 321
[18-Jul-2025 12:55:15 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  preg_replace(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($subject) of type array|string is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/cwis-antivirus-malware-detected/cwis-scan/app/Library/CwisLicensing.php on line 423
[18-Jul-2025 12:55:15 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  preg_replace(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($subject) of type array|string is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/cwis-antivirus-malware-detected/cwis-scan/app/Library/CwisLicensing.php on line 423
[18-Jul-2025 12:55:15 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  preg_replace(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($subject) of type array|string is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/cwis-antivirus-malware-detected/cwis-scan/app/Library/CwisLicensing.php on line 423
[18-Jul-2025 12:55:15 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  preg_replace(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($subject) of type array|string is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/cwis-antivirus-malware-detected/cwis-scan/app/Library/CwisLicensing.php on line 423
[18-Jul-2025 12:55:15 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  preg_match(): Passing null to parameter #2 ($subject) of type string is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/cwis-antivirus-malware-detected/cwis-scan/app/Library/CwisLicensing.php on line 321
[18-Jul-2025 12:55:21 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  preg_match(): Passing null to parameter #2 ($subject) of type string is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/cwis-antivirus-malware-detected/cwis-scan/app/Library/CwisLicensing.php on line 321
[18-Jul-2025 12:55:21 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  preg_replace(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($subject) of type array|string is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/cwis-antivirus-malware-detected/cwis-scan/app/Library/CwisLicensing.php on line 423
[18-Jul-2025 12:55:21 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  preg_replace(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($subject) of type array|string is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/cwis-antivirus-malware-detected/cwis-scan/app/Library/CwisLicensing.php on line 423
[18-Jul-2025 12:55:21 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  preg_replace(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($subject) of type array|string is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/cwis-antivirus-malware-detected/cwis-scan/app/Library/CwisLicensing.php on line 423
[18-Jul-2025 12:55:21 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  preg_replace(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($subject) of type array|string is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/cwis-antivirus-malware-detected/cwis-scan/app/Library/CwisLicensing.php on line 423
[18-Jul-2025 12:55:21 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  preg_match(): Passing null to parameter #2 ($subject) of type string is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/cwis-antivirus-malware-detected/cwis-scan/app/Library/CwisLicensing.php on line 321
[18-Jul-2025 12:55:23 UTC] PHP Notice: https://cobweb-security.com/laboratory/feed is invalid XML, likely due to invalid characters. XML error: XML_ERR_NAME_REQUIRED at line 1, column 2 in /wp-includes/SimplePie/src/SimplePie.php on line 1698
[18-Jul-2025 12:55:24 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  preg_match(): Passing null to parameter #2 ($subject) of type string is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/cwis-antivirus-malware-detected/cwis-scan/app/Library/CwisLicensing.php on line 321
[18-Jul-2025 12:55:24 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  preg_replace(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($subject) of type array|string is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/cwis-antivirus-malware-detected/cwis-scan/app/Library/CwisLicensing.php on line 423
[18-Jul-2025 12:55:24 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  preg_replace(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($subject) of type array|string is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/cwis-antivirus-malware-detected/cwis-scan/app/Library/CwisLicensing.php on line 423
[18-Jul-2025 12:55:24 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  preg_replace(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($subject) of type array|string is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/cwis-antivirus-malware-detected/cwis-scan/app/Library/CwisLicensing.php on line 423
[18-Jul-2025 12:55:24 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  preg_replace(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($subject) of type array|string is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/cwis-antivirus-malware-detected/cwis-scan/app/Library/CwisLicensing.php on line 423
[18-Jul-2025 12:55:24 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  preg_match(): Passing null to parameter #2 ($subject) of type string is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/cwis-antivirus-malware-detected/cwis-scan/app/Library/CwisLicensing.php on line 321
[18-Jul-2025 12:55:28 UTC] PHP Notice: https://cobweb-security.com/laboratory/feed is invalid XML, likely due to invalid characters. XML error: XML_ERR_NAME_REQUIRED at line 1, column 2 in /wp-includes/SimplePie/src/SimplePie.php on line 1698
[18-Jul-2025 12:55:36 UTC] PHP Notice: https://cobweb-security.com/laboratory/feed is invalid XML, likely due to invalid characters. XML error: XML_ERR_NAME_REQUIRED at line 1, column 2 in /wp-includes/SimplePie/src/SimplePie.php on line 1698
[18-Jul-2025 12:55:38 UTC] PHP Notice: https://cobweb-security.com/laboratory/feed is invalid XML, likely due to invalid characters. XML error: XML_ERR_NAME_REQUIRED at line 1, column 2 in /wp-includes/SimplePie/src/SimplePie.php on line 1698
See also: All tests for this plugin, How to Hide WebDefender Security Admin Menus and Widgets