diff --git a/lib/CleantalkSP/Common/Scanner/HeuristicAnalyser/HeuristicAnalyser.php b/lib/CleantalkSP/Common/Scanner/HeuristicAnalyser/HeuristicAnalyser.php
index 5edc4b65..37a17c39 100644
--- a/lib/CleantalkSP/Common/Scanner/HeuristicAnalyser/HeuristicAnalyser.php
+++ b/lib/CleantalkSP/Common/Scanner/HeuristicAnalyser/HeuristicAnalyser.php
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ public function processContent()
                 $this->strings->convertHexSymbolsToString($key);
                 $this->variables->updateVariablesEquation($key);
                 $this->variables->updateVariablesEquationWithConcatenation($key);
+                $this->variables->updateVariablesEquationByFakeSubstr($key);
                 $this->variables->updateArrayEquation($key);
                 $this->variables->updateArrayEquationShort($key);
                 $this->variables->updateArrayNewElement($key);
diff --git a/lib/CleantalkSP/Common/Scanner/HeuristicAnalyser/Modules/Includes.php b/lib/CleantalkSP/Common/Scanner/HeuristicAnalyser/Modules/Includes.php
index 882b64ee..42ee2eb6 100644
--- a/lib/CleantalkSP/Common/Scanner/HeuristicAnalyser/Modules/Includes.php
+++ b/lib/CleantalkSP/Common/Scanner/HeuristicAnalyser/Modules/Includes.php
@@ -154,10 +154,24 @@ public function process($include, $file_exists, $_key)
         $properties['error_free'] = $this->tokens->prev1->value !== '@';
         $properties['good']       = ! $this->variables_handler->isSetOfTokensHasBadVariables($include);
 
-        // Include is a single string, so we can continue to analise
+        $include_value = '';
+
         if ( count($include) === 1 && $include[0]->type === 'T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING' ) {
+            // Include is a single string like `include 'file.php';`
+            $include_value = $include[0]->value;
+        } elseif (
+            // Include is a single string within bracers like `include('file.php');`
+            count($include) === 3 &&
+            $include[0]->value === '(' &&
+            $include[1]->type === 'T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING' &&
+            $include[2]->value === ')'
+        ) {
+            $include_value = $include[1]->value;
+        }
+
+        if ( $include_value ) {
             // Extracting path from the string token. Cutting quotes.
-            $properties['path']    = substr($include[0]->value, 1, -1);
+            $properties['path']    = substr($include_value, 1, -1);
             $properties['not_url'] = ! filter_var($properties['path'], FILTER_VALIDATE_URL);
 
             // If the filepath is absolute.
diff --git a/lib/CleantalkSP/Common/Scanner/HeuristicAnalyser/Modules/Variables.php b/lib/CleantalkSP/Common/Scanner/HeuristicAnalyser/Modules/Variables.php
index 0466c829..a8f65156 100644
--- a/lib/CleantalkSP/Common/Scanner/HeuristicAnalyser/Modules/Variables.php
+++ b/lib/CleantalkSP/Common/Scanner/HeuristicAnalyser/Modules/Variables.php
@@ -355,6 +355,57 @@ public function updateVariablesEquationWithConcatenation($key)
         return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Equation by unnecessary substr function
+     * $a = substr($string, 0);
+     *
+     * substr($string, 0) is equivalent to $string
+     *
+     * @param int $key
+     *
+     * @return false returns false if fake substr construct not found
+     * @psalm-suppress NullPropertyFetch
+     * @psalm-suppress TypeDoesNotContainType
+     * @psalm-suppress PossiblyUnusedReturnValue
+     */
+    public function updateVariablesEquationByFakeSubstr($key)
+    {
+        if (
+            $this->tokens->current->type === 'T_VARIABLE' &&
+            $this->tokens->next1->value === '='
+        ) {
+            $variable_start = $this->tokens->searchForward($key, '=') + 1;
+            $variable_end = $this->tokens->searchForward($key, ';') - 1;
+            if ( $variable_end ) {
+                $variable_tokens = $this->tokens->getRange($variable_start, $variable_end);
+
+                if (
+                    count($variable_tokens) === 6 &&
+                    $variable_tokens[0]->value === 'substr' &&
+                    $variable_tokens[1]->value === '(' &&
+                    $variable_tokens[2]->type === 'T_VARIABLE' &&
+                    $variable_tokens[3]->value === ',' &&
+                    ($variable_tokens[4]->type === 'T_LNUMBER' && $variable_tokens[4]->value === '0') &&
+                    $variable_tokens[5]->value === ')' &&
+                    isset($this->variables[$variable_tokens[2]->value])
+                ) {
+                    $variable_token = $this->variables[$variable_tokens[2]->value];
+                    $replace_variable_token = array(
+                        new Token(
+                            'T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING',
+                            '\'' . trim($variable_token[0]->value, '"\'') . '\'',
+                            $variable_tokens[1]->line,
+                            $variable_tokens[1]->key
+                        )
+                    );
+
+                    $this->variables[$this->tokens->current->value] = $replace_variable_token;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Search and remember constants definition
      * define('CONSTANT_NAME','CONSTANT_VALUE'