If ESET is flagging your website as dangerous, the fix is a website false-positive review request sent to ESET's threat team — not a malware scan. You clean the site, then submit a reclassification request. unflagdomain handles the request for you, but ESET makes the final call.

TL;DR: ESET website blocks come from its URL-reputation database, not your hosting. Clean the site first, then submit a false-positive (reclassification) request. unflagdomain drafts and dispatches that request for €39, one time. We guarantee the request goes out — ESET decides the outcome, usually within a few days.

This page is about a flagged website or URL, not a flagged file or EXE download. If ESET is quarantining a program you distribute, that's a different process handled through ESET's sample-submission tools and is outside what we do here.

Why is ESET blocking my website?

ESET blocks websites it has classified as dangerous in its URL-reputation database, which feeds the web protection module in ESET's security products used by hundreds of millions of users. The block usually means your domain was caught hosting malware or a phishing page at some point — even if you've since cleaned it.

ESET protection ships across consumer and business products, and that web filter checks every URL a user visits against its reputation list. When your domain sits on that list, ESET shows a red interstitial warning and stops the page from loading. Visitors on ESET-protected machines simply can't reach you.

Running unflag, we see the same misread constantly: owners assume the block means a current infection. Often it doesn't. Reputation databases lag reality — the malicious content can be long gone while the classification stays put. That gap is exactly why a manual reclassification request exists. Someone has to tell ESET the site changed, which is why we trust your cleanup and focus on clearing the residual flag rather than re-scanning for malware ourselves.

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ESET's web protection checks visited URLs against a URL-reputation database built into products used by hundreds of millions of users worldwide (ESET). A flagged domain triggers a red block until ESET reclassifies it as safe.

Is this an ESET false positive on my website?

It's likely a false positive if your website is now clean but ESET still warns visitors. A false positive means ESET's classification no longer matches reality — the threat is gone, but the label remains. This is common after a hack-and-clean cycle, and it's resolved by a reclassification request, not by removing files again.

Phishing and malware remain the dominant reasons sites get flagged across the web. The Anti-Phishing Working Group has tracked over a million phishing attacks in a single quarter (APWG, 2023), and compromised legitimate sites are a frequent vehicle. So when ESET flagged you, there was probably a real reason at the time.

Confirm the site is actually clean first

Before you ask ESET to reconsider, make sure the problem is gone. Check for injected scripts, rogue redirects, spam pages, and unfamiliar admin users. We don't scan or clean malware for you — that step is yours. Submitting a reclassification request on a still-infected site just gets you re-flagged, often faster.

In our experience running unflag, the single biggest reason a request fails is an incomplete cleanup. We don't scan or clean your site — we trust your cleanup and clear the residual flags — so when one leftover backdoor file survives, the next crawl puts you right back on the list. Clean thoroughly, then request.

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How do I remove my website from ESET's blacklist?

You remove an ESET website block by submitting a false-positive reclassification request to ESET's threat lab, identifying your URL and explaining that it's clean. ESET reviews it manually and updates the reputation database if they agree. There's no instant toggle — a human or automated re-evaluation decides, typically within a few days.

ESET's process is form/request-based, not an open public API you can call. The request needs the affected URL, a short, accurate description of what happened and what you fixed, and a way for ESET to reach you. Vague or exaggerated requests slow things down. Specific and honest moves faster.

What unflagdomain actually does

Here's the honest version. We don't promise delisting — we guarantee the request gets sent. After you pay €39, we re-scan your domain, then draft a clear, plain-text reclassification request tailored to ESET and send it on your behalf, with your email as the reply address. ESET's reply goes straight to your inbox.

In our experience running unflag, we scan a domain across 124 active security vendors and prepare a unique request for each one flagging you — varied by AI so they don't read as identical spam. Emailable vendors get dispatched sequentially over a randomized window of about an hour, each with your email as the reply address; vendors that only accept a web form or manual review become a guided dashboard card with ready-to-paste text instead. Your dashboard shows real sent, bounced, and failed counts per vendor, and when an email bounces we re-dispatch. We guarantee dispatch, never delisting — the slow cases almost always trace back to an incomplete cleanup, not the vendor.

ESET resolves website false positives through a manual reclassification request, not an automated API. unflagdomain drafts and dispatches that request for a one-time €39; ESET reviews it and updates its URL-reputation database if it agrees the site is clean.

What if more than ESET is flagging you?

If ESET found a reason to flag you, other vendors probably did too. Security blocklists share signals, so a single compromise often shows up across Google Safe Browsing, browser filters, and multiple antivirus reputation lists at once. Sucuri's research has long shown reinfection and cross-listing are routine after a hack (Sucuri, 2023).

That's the case for checking everywhere before you fix one vendor and call it done. Clearing ESET while Google still shows a red screen leaves most of your traffic blocked.

One important exception: Google

Google Safe Browsing can't be automated. Its review happens manually inside Google Search Console — you request it there yourself. We generate the exact text to paste in, but the submission is always yours. We never claim to automate Google.

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What it costs and what's guaranteed

unflagdomain is €39 per domain, paid once — no subscription, no per-vendor charge. That covers a fresh re-scan, an AI-drafted reclassification request for ESET and every other emailable vendor flagging you, and dispatch with your email set as Reply-To. What we guarantee is dispatch. We can't and don't guarantee the outcome.

Why be that careful about wording? Because no legitimate service controls a vendor's decision. Anyone promising "guaranteed ESET removal" is overselling. ESET reviews each request on its own merits and timeline, and a clean site is what actually carries it.

If you've cleaned your site and ESET is still scaring off visitors, the next step is simple: check which vendors are flagging you, then send the requests. Start by scanning your domain — it's free to see the full picture before you decide.

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