Why Your Site is Marked With a Warning and What You Can Do About It
Last Updated: November 25, 2009
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We receive data from our partner McAfee about security risks on sites which are then marked on our Yahoo! Search results page.

Your site may show a warning for the following reasons:

  • Hacking Risks: These are browser exploits or drive-by downloads where visiting a site may put your computer at risk.
  • Dangerous Downloads: This refers to cases where a site provides downloads to users that may be carrying viruses, spyware, malware or adware.
  • Unsolicited Email: A site is marked with this warning if it accepts email address and then generates spammy emails or causes spammy emails to be received by the user from other websites.

If you disagree with any ratings or believe you have resolved the security issues with your site, please contact McAfee or write in to us using the Yahoo! SearchScan Rating Form.

The software application that you use to explore websites on the Internet. Examples of web browsers include Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari.

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