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What to do when you get a Red McAfee warning?

MudreM

Published on January 29, 2016

Published on Wealthy Affiliate — a platform for building real online businesses with modern training and AI.

Hi,

I received a kind PM from a WA member (thank you jd!) who got the red McAfee warning for my site:

"Whoa!

Are you sure you want to go there?

http://powerfulaffs.com/how-to-become-an-affiliate.... may be risky to visit".

I did a bit of research and figured the best way to resolve this problem is to contact the "Trusted Source" team and address an issue with the site.

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check single URL: select Site Advisor and add your domain name:

When you check URL you will see the following window:

Now select under category 1 (you can do all three) your preferable category and write an optional comment.

Here's a message I wrote a minute ago to McAfee (perhaps you can use it too):

Hi,

I own powerfulaffs.com. The site's mission is to help people learn how to build an online business. It also promotes an affiliate product.

I received emails from my visitors who claim McAfee is suggesting visitors not to access it.

I see now the site's reputation is "Medium Risk".

I don't know why since I'm not spamming anyone. Could you please remove this warning?

Kind regards,

I know most people access powerfulaffs.com without drama, but I must admit the McAfee filter is causing a bit of a problem. I don't know what the outcome will be after I sent my request. I just wanted to share my very fresh experience with anyone who may have similar issues. Hope it helps.

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