Sometime in July, my website was hacked and malicious code (specifically a Trojan) was inserted onto my website that would attempt to download malware via Javascript commands (silly uneval command). I identified and removed the malicious code immediately, changed my passwords, and contacted my web hosting company. I have also wrote some code to track my logs. Unfortunately, Google had already detected the malware using its bots and tagged my site as dangerous in their databases.

This concerns me as when my name is searched it is paired with this negative image. Anyway, for anyone that had noticed this, the problem was taken care of, and I am going to more proactively address these threats from hence forth by implementing a few more security procedures. Thankfully, after a month, Google no longer tags my site as malicious. I wonder if anyone else has experienced this. Further, though Google states that it may not be the site owner’s intent, I also wonder how other people feel about Google tagging our online identities as ‘malicious’. This practice, though in the best interest of the online community, can be potentially damaging to our reputations.