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Why does Google's Transparency Report claim that firefox[dot]com is suspicious?

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QMtheMysterion
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Trend, McAfee and VirusTotal all say it is fine. Why does Google give a scary message?

from https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=firefox.com :

Current status warning This site hosts files that are not commonly downloaded

The site firefox.com contains harmful content, including pages that: 

   Contain suspicious or unknown software
Trend, McAfee and VirusTotal all say it is fine. Why does Google give a scary message? from https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=firefox.com : Current status warning This site hosts files that are not commonly downloaded The site firefox.com contains harmful content, including pages that: Contain suspicious or unknown software

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Shadow110
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Hi, how are you getting that warning as I do not unless click on the link you provided.? As you say other virus sites find it clean.

Sometimes people with a axe to grind will report pages. Google will re-index and clear site of warning.


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