Site security

The Internet is both a source of useful information and an environment for the proliferation of computer viruses. Hackers use viruses to steal information and be able to control an infected computer or site.

An insufficiently protected computer is usually infected when a page containing malicious content is loading. The virus may further spread by distributing spam or integrating malicious code into sites that it receives unauthorized access to.

For more details, see the Modern Internet attacks and Providing site security sections, as well as the Yandex Search blog.

Follow the recommendations to ensure that your site is secure:

  • Don't save passwords to your FTP server, site, mail, or web services (especially those connected with e-money) so that they are automatically entered on your computer or FTP clients. It is much safer always to enter passwords manually when prompted by a program.

  • Register your site in Yandex Webmaster to have site pages regularly checked by the service for

    • viruses. Sign up to get notifications in the case that malicious code turns up on your site, so that you can address the situation immediately;
    • suspicious activity (XSS, spam in forums, hidden spam links posted on pages).

    Remember: many users don't risk going to sites that have been flagged as dangerous.

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Contact support

Tell us what your question is about so we can direct you to the right specialist:

Malicious code was found on the site, the site was considered dangerous in the search
Dangerous files and malware were found on the site

In this case, read the recommendations in the Unwanted programs and dangerous files section. You can also contact support from that page.

Other

If you see a message about another issue related to the site security, choose the violation type.




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