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How PowerSEC's malware scanner stays safe (it never runs the code it scans)

PowerSEC's scanner detects malware by static pattern matching and never executes, evals, or unpacks-by-running the code it scans — so a scanned file can't compromise the scanner.

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Performance impact of PowerSEC

PowerSEC adds <20ms to page loads and <40 MB memory. Learn what scans and backups cost and how to tune for performance.

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False positives in malware scans

How to identify and handle false positives in PowerSEC malware scans — mark files as safe, restore quarantined items, and tune sensitivity.

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WordPress security

Trigger an on-demand scan

You can trigger a manual security scan at any time from the dashboard, CLI, or API. Using the CLI From the dashboard 1. Dashboard → Sites → your site 2. Click Run scan now 3. Choose scan type: - Quick scan — malware signatures + changed files only (30 seconds) - Full scan —…

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