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What should we do if we are getting this, "Warning: Visiting this site may harm your computer!"

by magiclouie
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Hello Warriors,

I am really worried about my site because I am getting this, "Warning: Visiting this site may harm your computer!"

I am currently doing lots of research too about this.

Do you think it would be nice if I will just reinstall wordpress? Are there any other options that I could have?

For those who had experienced like this before, can you tell me what did you do to address this issue?

I am really looking forward to hearing from you and that would be very much appreciated.

Sincerely,
MagicLouie

P.S. I can give the url of the site if it is necessary.
#“warning #harm #site #visiting
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    • Profile picture of the author KevinTorrence
      Sounds like you've been hit with a trashy, trojan parasite.

      I have a craft site that got hit about a year ago. When looking at the html code for my uploaded pages ... I noticed a weird string of code.

      I copied & pasted it into google ... and found others that got hit too. It basically set links in my site that you can't see... which lead to fake viagra/malware sites. They were basically sucking backlinks off my sites and I couldn't see them.

      I went through all the html files of every page on my site (thankfully there was only a dozen or so then) ... deleted the string ... and then resubmitted my site to Google's webmaster tools site review section. I also changed the password for my site's login/ftp section.

      A day or so later, Google ok'd it, the warning disappeared, and it's been fine ever since.
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      • Profile picture of the author Havenhood
        You'll also need to go through your directories looking for recent date changes or files/directories that don't belong.
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        • Profile picture of the author WebsiteManagers
          The most common file affected with that type of message is .htaccess. It will not only be in your files root (public_html, htdocs, www, etc) but I have also found a .htaccess in the website root where one should never be. You may see a blank screen when you open the file, but it will probably scroll down until you see a long list of redirects. Delete all those, leaving the WordPress code.

          Also enable the date/time view in your FTP program and go through each folder with them sorted by reverse date/time so the newest ones are on top. Then you will be able to quickly scan for the files that were recently changed.

          Last but important, change your FTP password to one that has mixed alpha-numeric and extra characters, using the maximum length allowed by the server (usually 18-24 characters).
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          • Profile picture of the author magiclouie
            Originally Posted by WebsiteManagers View Post

            The most common file affected with that type of message is .htaccess. It will not only be in your files root (public_html, htdocs, www, etc) but I have also found a .htaccess in the website root where one should never be. You may see a blank screen when you open the file, but it will probably scroll down until you see a long list of redirects. Delete all those, leaving the WordPress code.

            Also enable the date/time view in your FTP program and go through each folder with them sorted by reverse date/time so the newest ones are on top. Then you will be able to quickly scan for the files that were recently changed.

            Last but important, change your FTP password to one that has mixed alpha-numeric and extra characters, using the maximum length allowed by the server (usually 18-24 characters).
            Thanks a lot WebsiteManagers, I have to put my .htaccess there because I am upgrading to PHP5. My webhosting is 1and1 and by default, they are using PHP4.
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            • Profile picture of the author Gary King
              Originally Posted by magiclouie View Post

              Thanks a lot WebsiteManagers, I have to put my .htaccess there because I am upgrading to PHP5. My webhosting is 1and1 and by default, they are using PHP4.
              You may want to consider contacting their support.

              Since it seems your site has been infected by something, you must remember that the hole must be plugged.

              It's like this, if you cut your finger, germs can get into the cut. If you put a band-aid on that cut, it will help keep germs out.

              However, if you continue to use a razor blade with no guard on it, eventually, you'll have another cut and more germs can get in.

              Since your site was successfully attacked once, you must not only clean it up, but find out the avenue of approach (how they got in) and close that security hole.

              Your hosting support may have had other reports of similar situations and be able to help you quickly.

              Have a great day!

              Gary
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  • Profile picture of the author webapex
    (For the non readers: wooden horse aka trojan horse virus)

    this ezine article looks good
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    some tips
    http://www.78hg.com/2009/11/19/how-t...-your-website/

    forgery sites get reported here
    Report Incorrect Forgery Alert

    report a bogus phishing listing link
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  • Profile picture of the author tpw
    Sounds like someone has dropped a trojan app on your site.

    Check to make sure everything is as it is supposed to be, then notify the powers that be.

    If you use the Norton Safe Web tool, they can show you where the bad code is, if there is any.
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  • Profile picture of the author marketing123
    If possible, yes, just reinstall new one to prevent any cause of damages. Remember, prevention is better than cure, so if you think that it's risky then go back to your first step.
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  • Profile picture of the author Steve Powers
    Generally, if a site or page does harm to your computer, you may get this warning. I think, in this case, you may go away this site or page, if it's not very important to you.
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