Title: Scan Removes Vulnerable Plugins
Last modified: January 20, 2022

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# Scan Removes Vulnerable Plugins

 *  Resolved [vd191212](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vd191212/)
 * (@vd191212)
 * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scan-removes-vulnerable-plugins/)
 * Hello –
 * We get email notifications about how there’s critical problems with plugins and
   it mentions the plugin is removed.
 *     ```
       Critical Problems:
   
       * The Plugin "Testimonial Rotator" has been removed from wordpress.org.
       ```
   
 * How do we disable Wordfence from automatically removing the plugin? Can we make
   it just notify us?
 * Thanks.

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 *  Plugin Support [wfpeter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfpeter/)
 * (@wfpeter)
 * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scan-removes-vulnerable-plugins/#post-15276496)
 * Hi [@vd191212](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vd191212/), thanks for getting
   in touch!
 * When a plugin has been removed from the WordPress.org repository, therefore meaning
   you can no longer download it from the “Add New” option in WordPress itself, 
   it will be marked as a critical problem. Sometimes plugins may be removed because
   the developer is no longer able to work on them, but they are also sometimes 
   removed because an unpatched vulnerability has been found. This possibility is
   why Wordfence will warn you of a critical problem.
 * Just because the plugin has been removed by WordPress, does not mean that Wordfence
   will automatically delete it on your behalf. The critical warning is there to
   prompt you to either disable it, or find an active alternative for that plugin
   that performs the same function(s) but is actively maintained on the plugin repository
   to ensure the ongoing security of your site.
 * Thanks,
 * Peter.

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 * [vulnerable](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/vulnerable/)

 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [wfpeter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfpeter/)
 * Last activity: [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scan-removes-vulnerable-plugins/#post-15276496)
 * Status: resolved