This website has been reported as unsafe

5 August 2009 Hijacker 29 Comments

“This website has been reported as unsafe” is a browser hijacker that will be presented to computer currently infected with rogue security application. This Internet browser redirection or commonly called as fake error page is issued by phony antivirus program in order to cheat people. Actually, the page “This website has been reported as unsafe” (which pictures appear below) are locally hosted and is not provided by Google or any Internet browser blocking mechanism. Most of all, it is not part of Microsoft Smart Screen Filter Warning.

Fake “This website has been reported as unsafe” provides no security measures in blocking malicious web site but mislead users with actual security status. As you progresses following the fake warning page, it is noticeable that in the end, it promotes the acquisition of certain antivirus program claiming to stop this error. Another instance prompts web user to activate web protection software which is rogue in nature. Above all, “This website has been reported as unsafe” virus will manipulate system settings making computer unstable or worst, unusable.

Stop “This website has been reported as unsafe” by running a consecutive scan of legitimate anti-virus and anti-malware application. If anti-malware is unavailable, simply download, install, update and scan with genuine security software to stop this annoying thing.

Damage Level: Medium

Systems Affected: Windows 9x, Me, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7

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This website has been reported as unsafe
We strongly recommend to discontinue the use of this website.
Activate my Web Protection software.
This website has been reported to Microsoft for containing threats that might steal personal of financial information from your computer.

Update: August 10, 2010
The same error message is supplied by another rogue program Wireshark Antivirus in the same purpose of redirecting an infected computer to a malicious web site.

This website has been reported as unsafe
We strongly recommend to discontinue the use of this website.
Register your computer’s security software
This website has been reported to Microsoft for containing threats that might steal personal or financial information from your computer.

You will find below a simple removal guide to delete "This website has been reported as unsafe" virus from an infected computer. Please follow the steps carefully.

1. Download Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware. Save the file on your Desktop or any desired location as long as it is accessible to you.

2. When download completes, double-click on the file to install the program.

3. Follow the prompts and install the program using the “default” settings.

4. Before the installation completes, you need to update the database.

5. Click on Finish. The program will run automatically. Once it prompts for update, please proceed before running a virus scan. This update is necessary in having the latest database to detect and remove "This website has been reported as unsafe".

6. Scan your computer totally. Make sure that it inspects all files, folders and registry entries for possible infection.

7. When the scan is finished, click on Show Results.

8. Make sure that all detected threats are marked with check. Please click on Remove Selected.

9. After removing all items associated with "This website has been reported as unsafe", it will prompt you to restart the computer. Click Yes. This will reboot the system in order to complete the cleaning process.

10. When computer starts, open MalwareBytes Anti-Malware once again. Go to the tab with label Quarantine. Click on Delete All to remove all malicious items in your PC.

Note: Virus action may prevent you from downloading the recommended tool. If this happens, please download the program from a different computer. Rename it before running on infected system.