Microsoft Bing is erroneously reporting malware on website
Totally off-topic for this website, but its mildly infuriating, well, no one is going to read this anyway, since only the brave would visit a site that is being reported as having malware on it. So today (7/18/2020) I looked up my site using Bing. I don't typically use a search engine, as its my website and I already know the address. This is what greeted me:
My website is "dangerous". Well I bet this will deter people from visiting! So I of course wanted to know why this warning was being displayed.
Looks like malicious activity and Malware. Now thats interesting, since I don't remember uploading any Malware and being a Weebly website, what sort of malicious activity could possibly be occurring? I used to have an contact page, but I removed it (long ago) because the pornography folks kept putting links to their products on my website. So there is not really any interaction on this website, you come, you read, you download some free DXF files. Is this considered Malicious activity???
First, you have to note that there is something you can do for Malware, but pretty much nothing for Malicious activity. So if bad actors visit my website, which is beyond my control, I get hit for Malicious activity?
This is what Bing suggested I needed to do.
1. Clean Site - Done, no Malware, there never was any.
2. Ensure - Nobody but site owner can upload, so its safe, unless I become evil.
3. Bing Webmaster Tools - Let me check this out and see what is going on at my website.
This is what Bing suggested I needed to do.
1. Clean Site - Done, no Malware, there never was any.
2. Ensure - Nobody but site owner can upload, so its safe, unless I become evil.
3. Bing Webmaster Tools - Let me check this out and see what is going on at my website.
Looks like Bing Webmaster Tools says that this website is clean. I could have told you that. So on to item 4
4. Request a review. Well I don't see a button anywhere for requesting a review. How nice.
So I guess I am screwed. Website will not get visitors because apparently giving out free DXF files is not allowed. This is what it must be like when you get demonetized.
Sigh.
4. Request a review. Well I don't see a button anywhere for requesting a review. How nice.
So I guess I am screwed. Website will not get visitors because apparently giving out free DXF files is not allowed. This is what it must be like when you get demonetized.
Sigh.