{"id":3410,"date":"2013-05-30T08:38:45","date_gmt":"2013-05-30T05:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/?p=3410"},"modified":"2013-06-20T09:56:26","modified_gmt":"2013-06-20T06:56:26","slug":"site-advisor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/?p=3410","title":{"rendered":"Is this site safe?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As far as I know, yehar.com is safe to visit. But I've had some problems with\u00a0anti-malware or Internet security companies categorizing yehar.com as malicious. So far these have been false alerts.<\/p>\n<h2>McAfee<\/h2>\n<p>Currently I have no problems with McAfee's\u00a0<a title=\"SiteAdvisor - User Feedback\" href=\"http:\/\/www.siteadvisor.com\/userfeedback.html\">SiteAdvisor<\/a>. I recall I had to ask for a re-evaluation once.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_3411\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3411\" style=\"width: 503px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mcafee.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3411\" title=\"mcafee\" src=\"http:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mcafee.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"503\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mcafee.png 503w, https:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mcafee-300x90.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 503px) 85vw, 503px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">McAfee believes my site is safe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<h2>Webroot<\/h2>\n<p>Then Webroot started blocking Facebook links to yehar.com, citing \"SPAM LINKS\" and \"infection\". You can check your own site and ask for re-evaluation\u00a0<a title=\"Webroot, Inc.\" href=\"http:\/\/brightcloud.com\/toc\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_3412\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3412\" style=\"width: 665px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/webroot.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3412\" title=\"webroot\" src=\"http:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/webroot.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"665\" height=\"972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/webroot.png 665w, https:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/webroot-205x300.png 205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Webroot claims my site is infected.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>Immediately after submitting the database change requests, I got a few e-mails like these:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hello!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for submitting your suggestion of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/yehar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">yehar.com<\/a>\u00a0to BrightCloud's Database Change process. We will email you again after we review your suggestion. We evaluate all requests and typically update our data and service if necessary within 24 - 48 hours.<\/p>\n<p>- BrightCloud Team\nQuestions? Suggestions? Need help? Contact us at [CENSORED]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Within 24 hours they updated the evaluation in their database:<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_3422\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3422\" style=\"width: 672px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/webroot2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3422\" title=\"webroot2\" src=\"http:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/webroot2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"672\" height=\"753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/webroot2.png 672w, https:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/webroot2-267x300.png 267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3422\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After complaining to them about it, Webroot now believes my site is \"trustworthy\".<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<h2>Google<\/h2>\n<p>With Google I've never had any false alerts. Their reports, accessible through <a title=\"Webmaster Tools - Home\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/webmasters\/tools\/home\">Webmaster Tools<\/a> seem the best judged.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_3420\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3420\" style=\"width: 535px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/google.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3420\" title=\"google\" src=\"http:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/google.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"535\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/google.png 535w, https:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/google-300x280.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 535px) 85vw, 535px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Google finds no problems at yehar.com. Sometimes they recommend a WordPress upgrade, which is nice.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<h2>Websense<\/h2>\n<p>I looked for other companies that might prevent access to yehar.com for some people. This turned out <a title=\"Websense Lookup\" href=\"https:\/\/toolbox.richland2.org\/r2apps\/r2websense\">Websense<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_3426\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3426\" style=\"width: 1026px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/websense.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3426\" title=\"websense\" src=\"http:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/websense.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1026\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/websense.png 1026w, https:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/websense-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/websense-1024x440.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Websense wouldn't allow students on my site<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>As instructed, (after registering) I tried to access the <a title=\"Site LookUp Tool\" href=\"https:\/\/www.websense.com\/content\/SiteLookup.aspx\">Site LookUp Tool<\/a> to request a change. But I wasn't allowed to:<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_3427\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3427\" style=\"width: 999px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/websense2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3427\" title=\"websense2\" src=\"http:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/websense2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"999\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/websense2.png 999w, https:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/websense2-300x78.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Websense didn't allow me to request a re-evaluation of yehar.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>They <a title=\"How to report miscategorized Web sites -- Websense\" href=\"http:\/\/www.websense.com\/support\/article\/kbarticle\/How-do-I-know-how-many-Site-Lookup-request-that-I-have-generated\">gave an alternative<\/a> to send a request by e-mail, and I did that, by writing them this:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hello,<\/p>\n<p>My site, http:\/\/yehar.com appears to be blocked to students by Websense.\nWould you please review this as there are very informative technical\narticles there.<\/p>\n<p>-olli<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>They immediately sent a confirmation e-mail, and within two days I got an e-mail saying they have re-categorized yehar.com:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hello,<\/p>\n<p>The site you submitted has been reviewed and assigned the following category:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/yehar.com\/ - Educational Materials<\/p>\n<p>Categorization updates should be reflected in the next scheduled database publication, and will be available shortly to Real-Time Updates subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your inquiry,<\/p>\n<p>Lorna\nWebsense Labs<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ask and you shall be given:<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_3440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3440\" style=\"width: 1021px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/websense3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3440\" title=\"websense3\" src=\"http:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/websense3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1021\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/websense3.png 1021w, https:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/websense3-300x119.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3440\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Now students get to hang out on yehar.com.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<h2>Norton<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"Norton Safe Web\" href=\"https:\/\/safeweb.norton.com\/\">Norton<\/a> thinks yehar.com is OK:<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_3430\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3430\" style=\"width: 466px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/norton.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3430\" title=\"norton\" src=\"http:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/norton.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"466\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/norton.png 466w, https:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/norton-300x149.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 466px) 85vw, 466px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">No troubles with Norton\/Symantec<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<h2>F-Secure<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"F-Secure Browsing Protection\" href=\"http:\/\/browsingprotection.f-secure.com\/swp\/\">F-secure<\/a> doesn't make a hasty judgement:<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_3442\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3442\" style=\"width: 922px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/f-secure1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3442\" title=\"f-secure1\" src=\"http:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/f-secure1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"922\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/f-secure1.png 922w, https:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/f-secure1-300x100.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">F-Secure doesn't know what yehar.com is about<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>Let's rush the issue by clicking on the \"Site Owner Feedback\" link offered:<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_3443\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3443\" style=\"width: 301px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/f-secure2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3443\" title=\"f-secure2\" src=\"http:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/f-secure2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/f-secure2.png 301w, https:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/f-secure2-300x124.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 301px) 85vw, 301px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I'd say it's safe. They also asked for my name and e-mail address.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>After a couple of days:<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_3450\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3450\" style=\"width: 917px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/f-secure3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3450\" title=\"f-secure3\" src=\"http:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/f-secure3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"917\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/f-secure3.png 917w, https:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/f-secure3-300x86.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3450\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">F-secure thinks yehar.com is safe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<h2>Trend Micro<\/h2>\n<p>I know some have problems with <a title=\"Trend Micro Site Safety Center\" href=\"http:\/\/global.sitesafety.trendmicro.com\/\">Trend Micro<\/a>, which is used by Facebook, but I don't:<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_3452\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3452\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/trendmicro.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3452\" title=\"trendmicro\" src=\"http:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/trendmicro.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"790\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/trendmicro.png 790w, https:\/\/yehar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/trendmicro-300x187.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trend Micro thinks yehar.com is OK.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As far as I know, yehar.com is safe to visit. But I&#8217;ve had some problems with\u00a0anti-malware or Internet security companies categorizing yehar.com as malicious. So far these have been false alerts. McAfee Currently I have no problems with McAfee&#8217;s\u00a0SiteAdvisor. I recall I had to ask for a re-evaluation once. 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