Patchstack

Hello,

The files that were detected with your script are part of a “polyfill”. The purpose of a polyfill is to provide backwards compatibility to older PHP versions which is why it is referencing to functions that may no longer be supported. It does not actually call these functions on newer PHP versions and should not be a cause of concern.

Hi Robert

We are sorry to hear that Patchstack was not what you were looking for.

The free version of Patchstack plugin is only doing vulnerability monitoring. The monitoring is based on the Patchstack Vulnerability Database, which is the leading vulnerability database in the WordPress ecosystem. If any of the core, theme or plugin versions did not match against the vulnerabilities listed in our database, then your WordPress website does not have known vulnerabilities. You can also see the database here: https://patchstack.com/database/

The protection features such as virtual patching, community IP blocklisting, advanced hardening and other protection modules are paid features. This is also clearly communicated on the plugin description and on our website.

Your review seems to criticize the paid features, which at the same time you did not even try.

If you’re interested to try them out, please reach out to us on our support, so we could set up an extended trial for you so you can understand what our other users and customers have experienced (and why they have left us the positive reviews you see here).

Sincerely,
Patchstack Team

Hello, could you please explain what you mean or if there is something you don’t understand about this plugin? Its primary purpose is to show if you have any vulnerable plugins or themes on your site, not what you describe as “hack plugin”.