Title: FileGuard/FileCheck – Notification-Setting
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# FileGuard/FileCheck – Notification-Setting

 *  Resolved [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mkalina/)
 * (@mkalina)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fileguardfilecheck-notification-setting/)
 * A suggestion which would make my life very much easier: NF should only send a
   notification, if the files modified/changed do not match checksums of WP hosted
   original files.
 * What I mean: If I perform an upgrade (WP core, theme or plugin), NF should check
   the provided files by WP and only send a notification, if checksums do not match.
 * This way, I would not get a notification, if a file change is legit.
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 *  Plugin Author [nintechnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nintechnet/)
 * (@nintechnet)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fileguardfilecheck-notification-setting/#post-6835163)
 * Hi,
 * We cannot do that I’m afraid.
    1. File Guard works in real time. When you access
   a file, you get through it immediately. We cannot put the request on hold and
   then connect to WordPress repo and force your visitors to wait until we get the
   response and the checksum.
 * 2. Regarding File Check, it cannot because…it does not rely at all on checksums.
   It also detects changes in file permissions, ownership and timestamp, and that’s
   not something we can verify with a checksum (this applies to File Guard too).
   
   In addition, this wouldn’t work with premium plugins, third-party applications
   or scripts, and of course a potential backdoor uploaded by a hacker.

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 * [file check](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/file-check/)
 * [upgrade](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/upgrade/)

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 * Last reply from: [nintechnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nintechnet/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fileguardfilecheck-notification-setting/#post-6835163)
 * Status: resolved