Phishing Warning

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  cloudtreeandsunfarm · Member · May 20, 2014 at 8:20 pm

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  Someone on a Mac using Safari and Firefox tried to go to my site but was given a possible phishing site warning. My site is Cloudtreeandsunfarm. Could this be a problem with my blog or is it a mac or anti-virus issue? Would you please take a look at my blog and let me know if you see a problem with it. Thanks!

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · May 20, 2014 at 8:37 pm

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  I did this check on your site. No Malware Detected by External Scan.
  http://sitecheck.sucuri.net/results/cloudtreeandsunfarm.wordpress.com/

  Also ran the Google Safe browsing tool http://google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=http://cloudtreeandsunfarm.wordpress.com/

  It could be that the visitor has an infected browser https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unknown-link-on-my-blog-which-i-did-not-place-there?replies=9

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  druesome · Staff · May 21, 2014 at 8:41 am

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  Hi there,

  Your friend might have tried to access your site at the https:// address. Would you kindly ask him to use the regular http:// address and see if he’s still receiving the warning?

  http://cloudtreeandsunfarm.wordpress.com/

  It’s normal for browsers to warn a user prior to visiting any site with the secure “https” protocol. Rest assured that there is nothing to worry about your blog being infected by any virus.

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/https/#frequently-asked-questions

  Let me know if you have more questions about it. Thanks!

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  valeriemae2013 · Member · Jun 22, 2014 at 6:09 pm

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  Hello; I tried to access my wordpress site “Knitting Unplugged” using the URL in Safari, but I received a warning that this site may be a phishing site. I’m worried that people trying to access my blog are receiving this message. When I search by typing in “knitting unplugged”, it goes straight to the site without problems. In this something to worry about? My site is (email visible only to moderators and staff)

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  druesome · Staff · Jun 22, 2014 at 6:42 pm

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  Hey Valerie,

  Similar to my reply to @cloudtreeandsunfarm, you might have accessed your site with the https:// in front of it rather than the regular http://. The warning you received from your browser is normal and there’s nothing to worry about. In the future, please make sure to access your blog only in http://.

  http://knittingunplugged.wordpress.com/

  Thanks!