MalCare

Plans and prices

Every plan, in full

On the record

Billing and refunds

Paid plans are billed yearly, and the pricing page states a 14-day refund window subject to an exception when MalCare has already cleaned malware during that period.malcare.com · read 3 Oct 2026

Cleanup

Repair and Fortify include one-click malware cleanup, while the Free plan detects malware but does not remove it.malcare.com · read 3 Oct 2026

Company history

The company’s About page says its founder-led team began in 2010 and identifies MalCare as a security product launched in 2016.malcare.com · read 3 Oct 2026

Firewall

The product includes a firewall, with advanced firewall and virtual patching listed for Protect and real-time firewall listed for Repair and Fortify.malcare.com · read 3 Oct 2026

Intended users

MalCare describes Fortify as intended for stores and mission-critical sites where an hour offline costs money.malcare.com · read 3 Oct 2026

Network intelligence

MalCare says it uses attack information from a network of more than 400,000 sites to share protection against detected attacks.malcare.com · read 3 Oct 2026

Off-server scanning

Its deep malware scans run on MalCare’s servers rather than the customer’s site, which the company says avoids adding scan load to the hosting server.malcare.com · read 3 Oct 2026

Other security features

The site lists bot protection, vulnerability alerts, login protection, two-factor authentication, geoblocking, and activity logs among its features.malcare.com · read 3 Oct 2026

Plan limits

Protect does not include malware cleanup, and webhost suspension recovery is listed only for Fortify.malcare.com · read 3 Oct 2026

Privacy

The company says MalCare does not add visitor tracking and can keep customer data in the EU on request.malcare.com · read 3 Oct 2026

Product

MalCare describes itself as a WordPress security plugin that blocks attacks, scans for malware, and removes it in one click.malcare.com · read 3 Oct 2026

Support

The pricing page lists expert response times of 72 hours for Free, 48 hours for Protect, 24 hours for Repair, and 6 hours for Fortify.malcare.com · read 3 Oct 2026

Vulnerability coverage

MalCare says it tracks more than 39,000 known plugin, theme, and WordPress core vulnerabilities.malcare.com · read 3 Oct 2026

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