Is Phishing.Database flagging your website or file?
If Phishing.Database is flagging your site or a file — often as your domain/URL/IP listed in the public Phishing.Database lists — it is either a real infection or a false positive. Here is how to get it cleared.
Step 1 — Confirm it is really a false positive
Do not request removal while malware is still present, or the flag returns. Check first:
- Run my free Is My Site Hacked? checker.
- Cross-check on VirusTotal.
If anything turns up, get it fully cleaned first — deleting the visible malware is not enough if a backdoor remains.
Step 2 — Report the false positive to Phishing.Database
Phishing.Database is a community GitHub blacklist; request removal via an issue or pull request. Submit here: Phishing.Database GitHub issues
- Open a new issue in the Phishing-Database/Phishing.Database repo using the “FALSE-POSITIVE” template.
- Include the exact domain(s)/URL(s), how you found you were listed, and whether the site was hacked and is now cleaned.
- For a faster fix, submit a pull request adding your domain to falsepositives/temporary/domains.list.
- If you cannot use GitHub, email support@phish.co.za.
Good to know: The project moved from user “mitchellkrogza” to the “Phishing-Database” org (old links redirect). Removal is community-maintained and free; cleanup evidence speeds approval.
Step 3 — If it keeps coming back
A detection that returns after you have been cleared almost always means the infection was never fully removed — usually a backdoor in a theme file, a rogue admin user, or malware in the database. That is exactly what I fix, as a USA-based WordPress security specialist who handles the cleanup and the delistings for you.
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Frequently asked questions
How long does Phishing.Database take to clear a false positive? Once the site/file is genuinely clean and you have submitted the request, most are resolved within a few days.
It keeps coming back — why? Because the real infection is still there. A full cleanup stops the loop.