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Solve a "Malicious Site" problem
This guide offers solutions for errors of the type “Malicious site! The website has been reported as a malicious site and has been blocked based on your security preferences” ("STOP! This Website Can Harm Your Computer!" in English).‍
Who put this message?
This error message or warning…
- … IS NOT added by Infomaniak.
- … is generated by Google based on its own criteria, using notably https://www.stopbadware.org/.
- … may no longer appear directly because…
- … you are no longer indexed by Google.
- … you are using a browser that does not rely on Google's checks.
What to do?
If this does not concern the site you are managing, refer to Google's help on this subject.
If the site is yours, take note of the advice below:
- Check the source code of the published page: there is likely additional code compared to the still healthy pages; it could be a malicious iframe or any inclusion…
- On the page in question, click the button "Why was this site blocked?" and follow the instructions…
- Familiarize yourself with the Google documentation on this topic.
- Monitor the vulnerability detection tool which could resolve the issue in the meantime.
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