BitFire Security – Firewall, Malware Scanner, Bot Blocker, Login Protection

5.0.7

• Added AI-powered malware analysis for suspicious files.
• Reduced Pro pricing to $60/year with volume discounts.
• Improved malware scanner performance and accuracy.
• Updated bot and browser fingerprint databases.
• Added geolocation blocking.
• Added automated malware scanning.
• Added WP-CLI integration.
• Added email alert support.
• Improved the dashboard and settings interface.

4.8.3

• Fixed an issue that could reset the configuration during an upgrade.

4.8.2

• Improved the malware scanning interface.
• Fixed issues when downloading non-PHP files.
• Added safeguards for additional edge cases.

4.8.0

• Improved malware detection and reduced false positives
• Added 3 new file hash servers in US, DE, and KR
• Added support for checking for backups and files that could contain sensitive data
• New daily/weekly status emails
• Added daily malware scan scheduling
• Various stability and configuration improvements

4.7.4

• Improved dashboard messaging for IP and user-agent blocking
• Fixed toggle behavior on the exceptions page
• Fixed deprecation warnings
• Fixed an issue that could prevent uploading plugins when bot blocking was enabled

4.7.3

• Initial WP-CLI support: review logs, check metrics, manage blocks
• Configuration file reliability improvements
• PHP 8.3 compatibility fix

4.7.2

• Improved traffic monitoring and logging
• Added “Fake Browser” detection badges
• Added DoS protection for rate-limited IPs
• New traffic filter keywords: BLOCKED, RESTRICTED, ADMIN, LOGINS, and more
• Added email notifications for server health
• Performance improvements across the board

4.7.0

• Added AI verification framework for block accuracy
• Reduced server communication timeout for faster responses
• Additional blocking class types for exclusions
• PHP 8.4 compatibility
• Updated Google, Bing, and Cloudflare IP lists

4.6.1

• Improved dashboard log searching
• Fixed a rare memory issue with log writing

4.6

• Moved configuration and log storage to a more secure location
• Added .htaccess protection for data directories
• Resolved several minor PHP warnings

4.5

• Fixed filtering on blocked requests
• Fixed handling of malformed file uploads
• Added additional browser support

4.4.9

• Major quality and performance improvements
• Daily report emails
• Complete rewrite of caching and statistics
• Full support for cached websites (Cloudflare, etc.)
• Log up to 30 days and 2 million requests per month

4.0.1

• Major overhaul of browser and bot detection
• Added 180+ browsers and 300+ browser icons
• Switched to high-performance binary log format
• Added commercial IP reputation database with 300K+ abusive IPs
• Simplified user interface