Social engineering
Social engineering means that the content on your site tries to trick people into doing something dangerous. For example, the site may have deceptive forms to convince users to reveal sensitive information.
Social engineering content topics in your report could include:
Misleading pages
Misleading embedded resources
Malware and Unwanted Software
This problem means that you have downloadable applications or software on your website that can harm the user. The site owner or a hacker could have installed them.
You can see problems like:
Harmful downloads
Links to harmful downloads
Whatever issue you see in your report, you can click on it to get more information.
Google does provide advice on how to fix the issue, but it can be quite technical. For many of the issues, there are simpler, WordPress-friendly ways to fix your website and remove the warning.
2. Find and Remove Malicious Code on Your Website
At Kinsta, we have a commitment to malware security . That means if your website is hosted here, get in touch with us and we will:
Perform a deep scan of your site files to identify malware
Repair WordPress core by installing a clean copy of the core files
Identify and remove infected plugins and themes
However, if your WordPress site is hosted elsewhere, you can try restoring a previous, clean version of your site from a recent backup. Just remember that you will lose any changes you've made since you backed up your website.
If you don't have a backup or don't want to lose your saudi arabia whatsapp number data new content, there are several plugins and services that can help.
3. Make sure the SSL Certificate is Correctly Installed
SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer . It is a web security protocol that encrypts and authenticates data when it is sent between two applications, such as a browser and a web server.
Sometimes, incorrect installation of the SSL certificate can result in a warning message in the browser. You can check your installation with tools such as SSL Checker .
If your website is hosted at Kinsta, it's automatically protected by our Cloudflare integration , including free SSL certificates with wildcard support.
Installing SSL Certificate via MyKinsta.
4. Redirect Website from HTTP to HTTPS
Your SSL certificate allows the use of HTTPS. Everyone should use HTTPS – it’s more secure, better for SEO, and provides more accurate referral data.
Unfortunately, the process of migrating from HTTP to HTTPS can cause problems.
Installing SSL Certificate via MyKinsta.
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