Comments on: Attack Sites, Malware and Safe Browsing Diagnostic http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/2009/10/21/attack-sites-malware-and-safe-browsing-diagnostic/ Geno talks about affiliate marketing, leadership, etc Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:14:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: Nancy http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/2009/10/21/attack-sites-malware-and-safe-browsing-diagnostic/comment-page-1/#comment-4644 Nancy Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:32:54 +0000 http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/?p=4045#comment-4644 Google offers an easy way for people to report malware sites at http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/report_badware/ I get Google Alerts for my sites and a surprising number of the alerts I was getting last year were for scraped content used on malware auto download sites. They easily end up in Google's top 3 or 4 organic search results for their targeted terms with pages full of unrelated nonsense scrapings. It used to be far more difficult to document and report those sites to Google than it is today. That activity tapered off a lot but has recently come up again. Google offers an easy way for people to report malware sites at http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/report_badware/

I get Google Alerts for my sites and a surprising number of the alerts I was getting last year were for scraped content used on malware auto download sites. They easily end up in Google’s top 3 or 4 organic search results for their targeted terms with pages full of unrelated nonsense scrapings. It used to be far more difficult to document and report those sites to Google than it is today. That activity tapered off a lot but has recently come up again.

]]> By: Vlad http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/2009/10/21/attack-sites-malware-and-safe-browsing-diagnostic/comment-page-1/#comment-4569 Vlad Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:45:54 +0000 http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/?p=4045#comment-4569 I think they still attempt to the "webmaster@hackeddomain"- it is really a wild guess on their part because that e-mail may not exist in 90% of the time. I doubt that they would bother with Who Is database since many website owners chose "domain privacy" and the contact details on Who Is are usually those of the web hosting provider. Since I am using the Webmaster tools they are notifying the address I am using for my Webmasters Tool account. Andy Beard recently described his nightmare- how his website was hacked and what he did to fix it - http://andybeard.eu/2210/google-stopbadware.html While Andy posts deals specifically with WordPress there are some good tips for any website owner. While this can happened just to about any one I have seen websites that were hacked for weeks- this of course raises some questions to whether or not person really cares about their site. I think they still attempt to the “webmaster@hackeddomain”- it is really a wild guess on their part because that e-mail may not exist in 90% of the time. I doubt that they would bother with Who Is database since many website owners chose “domain privacy” and the contact details on Who Is are usually those of the web hosting provider.

Since I am using the Webmaster tools they are notifying the address I am using for my Webmasters Tool account.

Andy Beard recently described his nightmare- how his website was hacked and what he did to fix it – http://andybeard.eu/2210/google-stopbadware.html

While Andy posts deals specifically with WordPress there are some good tips for any website owner.

While this can happened just to about any one I have seen websites that were hacked for weeks- this of course raises some questions to whether or not person really cares about their site.

]]> By: Geno http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/2009/10/21/attack-sites-malware-and-safe-browsing-diagnostic/comment-page-1/#comment-4568 Geno Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:05:10 +0000 http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/?p=4045#comment-4568 Exactly, <b>Vlad</b>. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it always remains this way (all the useful tools that Google is now offering for free - always remain free). I didn't know that they notify website owners of site hacks. Do they send the email to "webmaster@" or an email address listed on the Who Is database, or one that's listed the hacked site? Exactly, Vlad. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that it always remains this way (all the useful tools that Google is now offering for free – always remain free).

I didn’t know that they notify website owners of site hacks. Do they send the email to “webmaster@” or an email address listed on the Who Is database, or one that’s listed the hacked site?

]]> By: Vlad Zablotskyy http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/2009/10/21/attack-sites-malware-and-safe-browsing-diagnostic/comment-page-1/#comment-4567 Vlad Zablotskyy Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:14:19 +0000 http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/?p=4045#comment-4567 Google also attempts to notify webmaster@yourdomain.com e-mail to let you know your site was hacked plus a message in your Google Webmaster Tool account. I have dealt with infected sites in the past and I have to say that although Google is quick to tag your site as unsafe- they do a good job restoring it back once you fix the issue. I know many affiliates still shy from using Google Webmasters Tool so Google can't "track" all your websites :). Personally Google had saved me on occasions and I highly recommend using Webmasters Tool- it cost you nothing and Google probably knows about your websites anyway ;) Google also attempts to notify webmaster@yourdomain.com e-mail to let you know your site was hacked plus a message in your Google Webmaster Tool account. I have dealt with infected sites in the past and I have to say that although Google is quick to tag your site as unsafe- they do a good job restoring it back once you fix the issue.

I know many affiliates still shy from using Google Webmasters Tool so Google can’t “track” all your websites :) . Personally Google had saved me on occasions and I highly recommend using Webmasters Tool- it cost you nothing and Google probably knows about your websites anyway ;)

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