# AI Malware Scanner Overview

The **AI Malware Scanner** provides advanced, AI-powered security analysis for your WordPress plugins and themes. Unlike traditional scanners that rely solely on static signatures, this tool uses intelligent models to identify suspicious patterns and potential zero-day threats within your themes and plugins.

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### **Configuring Your Scan Scope**

Before starting a scan, you can define exactly what the AI should analyze to save time and server resources.

- **Scan Scope:** Use this dropdown to choose between scanning your entire site or specific sections.

- **Selected Themes:** If you choose a custom scope, you can select individual themes from your library. Use **Select All** or **Remove All** for quick management.

- **Selected Plugins:** Similar to themes, you can isolate specific plugins for analysis. This is highly recommended after installing a new plugin from an untrusted source.

### **Running a Scan**

Once your scope is set, click the **Start Security Scan** button.

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**Important Note:** Scanning may take several minutes depending on the total number of files on your site. The AI model meticulously analyzes each file for malware signatures and complex suspicious patterns.

### **Managing Scan Results & History**

The right-hand sidebar allows you to track your security posture over time:

- **Previous Reports:** A chronological list of your most recent scans. Clicking a report ID allows you to view the detailed findings from that specific date.

- **All Reports:** Access a full archive of every scan ever performed on the site.

- **Compare Scans:** Select two different reports to see what has changed in your file system between scans.

- **Manage Whitelist:** If the AI flags a file you know to be safe (a false positive), you can add it to the Whitelist here so it is ignored in future scans.

- **Manage Quarantine:** View and restore files that were moved to the secure quarantine folder during a scan.

### **Advanced Settings**

Click the **Settings** at the top right of the scanner interface to configure:

- **Automated Scanning:** Schedule the AI to run daily or weekly.

- **Sensitivity Levels:** Adjust how strictly the AI flags “suspicious” code patterns.

- **Email Alerts:** Receive a notification the moment the scanner detects a high-priority threat.

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Source: https://docs.wpultimatesecurity.com/docs/ai-scanner/ai-malware-scanner-overview/