Title: Quick scan after update
Last modified: September 24, 2026

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# Quick scan after update

 *  Resolved [John-Pierre Cornelissen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpnl/)
 * (@jpnl)
 * [6 days, 6 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-scan-after-update/)
 * Hi, can Wordfence run a quickscan after a core/plugin/theme update, only on the
   updated files?
 * Currently I manually start a full scan after an update to check that the update
   doesn’t introduce malware. I wonder if it’s possible to get that done automatically.
   Also when you install something new.
 * Thanks
   JP

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 *  Plugin Support [wfpeter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfpeter/)
 * (@wfpeter)
 * [5 days, 10 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-scan-after-update/#post-19029183)
 * Hi [@jpnl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpnl/),
 * On Wordfence Free, a **quick scan** with a limited set of checks runs **once 
   a day**, and a **full scan** runs **every 72 hours**. Wordfence’s daily checks
   include WordPress core updates, outdated plugins/themes, and any plugins or themes
   with known vulnerabilities so you get alerted ASAP even if a full scan isn’t 
   due to run that day.
 * The WP Cron system that triggers scheduled scans (unless the `DISABLE_WP_CRON`
   constant is being used) is also responsible for automatic WordPress/plugin updates
   so sometimes these will happen close together anyway on sites with less traffic.
   I’ll certainly pass on your thoughts as our development team consider all customer
   suggestions, so may find a way to reliably integrate a quick scan after other
   updates have completed.
 * We’re unable to discuss precise timescales or release dates here on the forums,
   but we always open a case internally and mark the forum topic as resolved.
 * Many thanks for your suggestion,
   Peter.
 *  Thread Starter [John-Pierre Cornelissen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpnl/)
 * (@jpnl)
 * [5 days, 9 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-scan-after-update/#post-19029277)
 * Ok, sounds good. Thank you.

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 * Last reply from: [John-Pierre Cornelissen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpnl/)
 * Last activity: [5 days, 9 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-scan-after-update/#post-19029277)
 * Status: resolved