Antivirus for Wordpress is an amazing plugin that I’m really surprised is available for free. It performs a very simple, yet critical task: scanning your site for viruses, worms, and malware that exist for Wordpress.
After installing the plugin you enter your email address and scans will be performed automatically in the background on a regular basis. If a threat is detected the output will be sent to that email and then you can take the necessary action.
I’d suggest creating a new email forwarder, something like wpantivirus@yoursitename.com and entering that email address into the field on the plugin’s admin page. Then you can use your email program, Gmail for example, to automatically filter emails sent to that address and make them very obvious to you. This means you’ll always be aware of potential threats.
[...] it and *BAM* your blog is now protected against a whole bunch of attacks. And just like with the Antivirus for WordPress plugin I recommend that you create an email forwarder to receive emails if your blog is attacked, and then [...]