New Definition Updates Are Available!

The definitions are stored in the wp_options table with the option_name of “GOTMLS_definitions_blob” and currently use about 191KB of space, or around 518KB if you also have the Core File Definition (included with automatic updates). With each new definition added it might increase the definition size by anywhere from 200 bytes to 1,500 bytes, though many of the updates are only changes to existing definition and not additions of new ones, so those can be very small or even sometime smaller than the former definition (in which case the update will reduce the overall size of the definitions.

In short, these definition updates take up an significant amount of space in your database. The GOTMLS_definitions_blob will be automatically deleted from your database when you deactivate the plugin, and you can always download the latest definitions from within the plugin if you reinstall it.

OK thank you.
One thing I never understood…
Your plugin only works when I activate the right scan?
If I don’t activate the scan, will the plugin remain active but not check for new viruses?

The scan feature is currently a manual process that requires you to actively run the scan in order to look for any infections present in the files or database. However, there are also the firewall features and the optional Brute-Force Protection that are actively protecting your site at all time while enabled.