Google Warning “This site may harm your computer

This site may harm your computer “Google Warning”.

You’re intentionally hosting malicious application that Google is finding (and I hope you’re not), you’ve probably been a victim of SQL Injection or another technique that puts malicious code, a virus, or something nasty onto your Web pages.  This code can harm your users, so the page gets flagged in the Google index with “This Site May Harm Your Computer”.

The pros:

  • You get to know the problems, fix them quickly, and get in good with Google again.
  • Since Google has implemented this process, you get a handy warning so your Website isn’t getting booted without notice of the cause.

The cons:

  • You’re given a constant warning in Webmaster tools (above).
  • Your pages are marked in the Google index as “This site may harm your computer”.
  • Google also reports to stopbadware.org, which flags your site as potentially harmful.
  • FireFox 3.0+ now will label these pages on your site with a big bad red warning page that tells the user that this page has been flagged for serving up malicious code.

How to get rid of Google Attack Site Notices:

  1. Identify and fix the problem as soon as possible– Google Webmaster tools will tell you what pages they found the malicious code on.  Check your code, identify the malicious code, and remove.
  2. Secure your Site – Take the steps necessary to secure your site so it doesn’t happen again.
  3. Tell Google the problem is fixed– Log into Webmaster tools and click “Request a Review” on the Malware warning notice.  Write them a response telling them that you identified the error, what it was, it was fixed, and if applicable, that the security breach was fixed.
  4. Tell StopBadware.org that the error is fixed– Search for your site in their Clearinghouse database and request a review.
  5. Wait – Google will review the site, probably within 48 hours.  After the review, you’ll get a notice in Webmaster Tools that your site has been reviewed and has passed.  From there, you will have to wait between 1 -4 weeks for the changes to propagate in the Google index.

Webmaster Tool Signup URL :-

https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=sitemaps&passive=true&nui=1&continue=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fwebmasters%2Ftools%2F&followup=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fwebmasters%2Ftools%2F&hl=en

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