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03 Mar 2013

Web Forgery Warning

If you see this Web Forgery Warning, take notice!

If it is not your website, then stay away!

If it is your website, then . . .

Web Forgery Warningyou had best get onto your webmaster quick smart because it is likely that someone has

HACKED YOUR WEBSITE

Last year, we were building a website for a new client.

Just as we were putting the finishing touches on the new website, their old website was hacked and this forgery notice was displayed whenever you typed in the domain name for their website.

It was fortunate that the new website was ready to go.

We didn’t even know if there was a backup of the old website, or who had built it or who was managing it, if at all.

So rather than wasting time and money trying to fix the old website, our client made the decision to immediately switch over to the new website.

It was just very fortunate timing for them.

But this highlights the importance of website security.

Anyone with a bit of DIY savvy can change the oil and spark plugs in a car, even a modern day car.

But very few people understand the complex electronics of a modern car, or can analyse and solve the problems it might have. 

Sometimes even the dealership mechanics can’t find the problem . . . (I won’t name names, but I have had this experience with a European car, and a warning light on the dashboard that could not be fixed!)

In the same way, many people think that they can build their own website, and they can.

It’s not all that hard to do if you are a bit DIY savvy.

But just like DIY car repairs, a DIY website often lacks the finesse of a modern design.

And it almost always misses the detail changes that an experienced and professional web designer makes to counteract the types of security breaches referred to above.

Unfortunately, it is true that not all web designers know about these security fixes either.

So make sure that yours does!

Now. . . just installing the new website was not the end of the story for our client.

Their domain name had been black labled by Google because of the Hacking attempt on the old website.

We still had to verify the new site with Google before that Reported Web Forgery notice was removed from the domain name.

So . . .

At this point, I normally say, “Well, that is quite simple really!”

But just like repairing a modern day car, there is a bit more to building a website than meets the eye.

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What should you do now?

  1. Ask your webmaster about this in relation to your website.
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