N0WPScan

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Prevent WPScan scanning

Author:GeekParadize.Fr (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:5.2
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Plugin version:5.6
Added to WordPress repository:02-02-2018
Last updated:15-01-2020
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
Rating, %:80
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Total downloads:2 894
Active installs:50+
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We love security testing, we do it! We love WPSCAN, we use it! However we don’t love people abusing WPSCAN and other automated methods to try and gain access to WordPress sites through known and often easy vulnerabilities. N0WPScan is not a silver bullet, but it will stop unskilled attackers, bots and automated attacks which account for over 90% of all WordPress breaches. The other 10% can be offset with a good firewall, IDS and NSM services. Server load will also be lower and sites faster as this tool will prevent a lot of WordPress related automated testing.

[!] You can prevent most of the common attacks simply by keeping plugins, themes and the core WordPress framework updated

Benefits
* Disables access to admin for everyone except admins and editors
* Disables the use of WPScan, a tool commonly used by hackers to attack WordPress, also blocks other automated WP scanners
* Blocks hackers from scanning your website for admin users, vulnerable themes, vulnerable plugins and exposed files
* Reduces the load on your server
* Prevents access to sensitive files


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