diff --git a/vip-scanner/checks/VIPRestrictedPatternsCheck.php b/vip-scanner/checks/VIPRestrictedPatternsCheck.php
index c5dfc3d..dc31d61 100644
--- a/vip-scanner/checks/VIPRestrictedPatternsCheck.php
+++ b/vip-scanner/checks/VIPRestrictedPatternsCheck.php
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ class VIPRestrictedPatternsCheck extends BaseCheck
 	function check( $files ) {
 		$result = true;
 
+		$vip_plugins_check_regex = $this->get_vip_plugins_check_regex();
+
 		$checks = array(
 			"/(\\\$isIE)+/msiU" => array( "level" => "Warning", "note" => 'Using $isIE conflicts with full page caching' ),
 			"/(kses)+/msiU" => array ( "level" => "Warning", "note" => "Working with kses" ),
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ function check( $files ) {
 			"/(echo|print|\<\?\=)+.+(get_search_query)+/msiU" => array( "level" => "Warning", "note" => "Output of search query" ),
 			"/(\\\$GLOBALS|\\\$_SERVER|\\\$_GET|\\\$_REQUEST|\\\$_POST)+/msiU" => array( "level" => "Note", "note" => "Working with superglobals" ),
 			"/(\\\$_SERVER\[(?!('|\"REQUEST_URI|SCRIPT_FILENAME|HTTP_HOST'|\"))([^]]+|)\])+/msiU" => array( "level" => "Blocker", "note" => 'Non whitelisted $_SERVER superglobals found in this file' ),
+			$vip_plugins_check_regex => array( "level" => "Note", "note" => "Possible inclusion of plugins that exist as a VIP Shared Plugin" ),
 		);
 
 		foreach ( $this->filter_files( $files, 'php' ) as $file_path => $file_content ) {
@@ -42,4 +45,166 @@ function check( $files ) {
 
 		return $result;
 	}
+
+	/* 
+	 * Regex of Plugins we have, used to check for duplicates
+	 *
+	 * @return string regex string to check for duplicates
+	 */
+	private function get_vip_plugins_check_regex() {
+		// The list of plugins are hardcoded for now, 
+		// this can be adjusted in the future
+		$vip_plugins = array(
+			'ad-code-manager',
+			'adbusters',
+			'add-meta-tags-mod',
+			'advanced-excerpt',
+			'ajax-comment-loading',
+			'ajax-comment-preview',
+			'angellist',
+			'art-direction-redux',
+			'ays-publish',
+			'bitly',
+			'blimply',
+			'breadcrumb-navxt',
+			'breadcrumb-navxt-39',
+			'brightcove',
+			'browsi',
+			'byline',
+			'cache-nav-menu',
+			'camptix',
+			'category-posts-widget',
+			'chartbeat',
+			'cheezcap',
+			'cheeztest',
+			'co-authors-plus',
+			'co-authors-plus-social-pack',
+			'column-shortcodes',
+			'custom-metadata',
+			'daylife',
+			'disable-comments-query',
+			'disqus',
+			'document-feedback',
+			'dynamic-content-gallery',
+			'easy-custom-fields',
+			'ecwid',
+			'edit-flow',
+			'editorial-calendar',
+			'editorize',
+			'expiring-posts',
+			'external-links-new-window',
+			'external-permalinks-redux',
+			'facebook',
+			'feedwordpress',
+			'fieldmanager',
+			'five-min-video-suggest',
+			'flag-comments',
+			'formategory',
+			'gallery-style-cleanup',
+			'get-the-image',
+			'getty-images',
+			'google-calendar-events',
+			'hidden-posts',
+			'history-bar',
+			'ice',
+			'image-metadata-cruncher',
+			'inform',
+			'intensedebate',
+			'internacional',
+			'janrain-capture',
+			'json-feed',
+			'kapost-byline',
+			'kimili-flash-embed',
+			'lazy-load',
+			'lib',
+			'lift-search',
+			'lightbox-plus',
+			'livefyre3',
+			'localtime',
+			'maintenance-mode',
+			'mce-table-buttons',
+			'mediapass',
+			'most-commented',
+			'most-popular-feed-wpcom',
+			'msm-sitemap',
+			'multiple-post-thumbnails',
+			'navt',
+			'nbcs-advanced-blacklist',
+			'nbcs-moderation-queue-alerts',
+			'new-device-notification',
+			'newscred',
+			'ooyala',
+			'post-author-box',
+			'post-forking',
+			'post-meta-inspector',
+			'post-revision-workflow',
+			'postrelease-vip',
+			'publishthis',
+			'push-syndication',
+			'recent-comments',
+			'responsive-images',
+			'safe-redirect-manager',
+			'safe-report-comments',
+			'sailthru',
+			'scrollkit-wp',
+			'search-excerpt',
+			'sem-frame-buster',
+			'seo-auto-linker',
+			'seo-friendly-images-mod',
+			'share-this-classic-wpcom',
+			'share-this-wpcom',
+			'shopify-store',
+			'shoplocket',
+			'simple-page-ordering',
+			'simply-show-ids',
+			'socialflow',
+			'sticky-custom-post-types',
+			'stipple',
+			'storify',
+			'subheading',
+			'table-of-contents',
+			'taxonomy-images',
+			'taxonomy-list-widget',
+			'term-management-tools',
+			'the-attached-image',
+			'thePlatform',
+			'tinypass',
+			'tw-print',
+			'uppsite',
+			'view-all-posts-pages',
+			'vip-do-not-include-on-wpcom',
+			'vip-helper-stats-wpcom',
+			'vip-helper-wpcom',
+			'vip-helper',
+			'vip-init',
+			'voce-settings-api',
+			'watermark-image-uploads',
+			'wordtwit-1.3-mod',
+			'wp-frontend-uploader',
+			'wp-google-analytics',
+			'wp-help',
+			'wp-large-options',
+			'wp-page-numbers',
+			'wp-pagenavi',
+			'wp-paginate',
+			'wpcom-allow-contributors-to-upload',
+			'wpcom-elasticsearch',
+			'wpcom-geo-uniques',
+			'wpcom-legacy-redirector',
+			'wpcom-related-posts',
+			'wpcom-thumbnail-editor',
+			'zemanta',
+			'zoninator',
+		);
+
+		// include, require, include_once, require_once followed by optional space
+		$regex = "/(include|require)(_once)?(\s)?";
+		// anything followed by one of the plugin names from the above array
+		$regex .= "(.*)(%s)";
+		// then it needs .php finally it needs ', "
+		$regex .= "(.php('|\"))/";
+
+		// Add in the vip plugins names to check against
+		return sprintf($regex, implode('|', $vip_plugins));
+	}
 }