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Offline peter1283

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HELP. URL:Phishing Blocking Site
« on: September 14, 2020, 12:51:17 AM »
Hi,  my site has a false positive for Phishing   wXw.upweydoctors.com.au/

I have submitted two requests for it to be reviewed over the weekend but haven't heard back?

I have updated all themes and plugins and scanned the site with 3 different Security plugins and it is clear according to them and isn't blacklisted by any other software.

Thank you for your hep,

Pete.
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Re: HELP. URL:Phishing Blocking Site
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2020, 01:46:09 AM »
Please 'modify' your post change the URL from http to hXXp or www to wXw, to break the link and avoid accidental exposure to suspect sites, thanks. Or just post the domain name upweydoctors.com.au.

The site is considered a Medium Security Risk on this check https://sitecheck.sucuri.net/results/upweydoctors.com.au but not blacklised on the lists it checked.  But it was Unable to scan your site. Timeout reached

But you might want to consider the points raised on this scan https://webhint.io/scanner/45cc19b5-cdba-4aaf-859b-9077d1eac1a0#category-security in regard of security.

This may or may not be a possible reason for the alert, but that is down to the Avast labs team:
Reporting Possible False Positive File or Website - https://www.avast.com/false-positive-file-form.php.
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Re: HELP. URL:Phishing Blocking Site
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2020, 02:08:04 AM »
Thanks David for your response.

I have modified the URL :)

I ran the checks you mentioned before my post request.  The site was built (not by me) with DIVI which is the cause of most of the issues listed but I cant see any security risks.

Hopefully Avast will let me know exactly what the problem is and how to correct it, if they will not whitelist my site.

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Re: HELP. URL:Phishing Blocking Site
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2020, 02:52:54 AM »
You're welcome.

Unfortunately it is still a live link (though it would fail), you would mod the http also (when you have both http and www).

I'm not sure if the virus labs would go into exactly what the problem is/was only the outcome if it was a false positive or if it was a good detection.  Then them may say what it was.
« Last Edit: September 14, 2020, 02:54:25 AM by DavidR »
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Re: HELP. URL:Phishing Blocking Site
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2020, 07:18:27 AM »
How long should it take before I get a response?

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Re: HELP. URL:Phishing Blocking Site
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2020, 07:58:58 AM »
You should get a reply within 48 hours.
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Re: HELP. URL:Phishing Blocking Site
« Reply #6 on: September 15, 2020, 12:53:55 AM »
Resolved.  Thanks for your replies :)

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Re: HELP. URL:Phishing Blocking Site
« Reply #7 on: September 15, 2020, 02:03:38 AM »
You're welcome.
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