By default, the newest version of WordPress is pretty secure. The development team of WordPress has considered anything that might have been added to any fix malware problem plugins. In the past , WordPress did have holes but now most of them are filled up.
A simple way to keep WordPress safe is to use a few tools. First of all, don't allow people to list the files run a web host security scan and automatically backup your web hosting account.
You should also place the"Anyone Can Register" in Settings/General to away, and you ought to have some sort of spam plugin. Akismet is the find this old standby, the one I use, but there are many of them these days.
BACK UP your site frequently and keep a copy on your own computer and storage. For those who have a very active website, back up every day. You spend a lot of money and time on your website, do not skip this! The one complete solution that does it all is BackupBuddy, no additional plug-ins back up database, widgets, plugins and your documents. Need to move your website this will do it in less than a few minutes!
Just ensure that you may schedule, and you choose a plugin that's up to date with release and the version of WordPress, restore and clone.