How to monitor blacklisted sites using Dropmysite

Website blacklist monitor

A number of online browsers employ Google’s site blacklists to alert users to potentially dangerous websites, and Google Safe Browsing checks websites for malware and phishing material.

A Google blacklist monitoring capability is built into Dropmysite. The blacklist monitor notifies you via email if it finds that Google Safe Browsing has placed your website on a blacklist, allowing you to take prompt corrective action.

Although it is not active by default, you may enable the blacklist monitor for any domain that is hosted by Hostvento Hosting.

Adding a blacklist monitor

To add a blacklist monitor for your website, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel.If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account
2. Open Dropmysite:
   • If you are using the Jupiter theme, on the Tools page, in the Software section, click Dropmysite:
   • If you are using the Paper Lantern theme, in the SOFTWARE section of the cPanel home page, click Dropmysite:
   The Dropmysite dashboard appears:
3. 
4. Click the Add Website Blacklist Monitor  icon.
5. On the Website Blacklist Monitor page, specify the settings you want:
   • In the Website list box, select the website profile that you want to monitor.
   • In the Url text box, type the URL that you want to monitor.You must include an http:// or https:// prefix with the URL.
   • In the Database list box, you can optionally select a database to monitor.
   • In the Alert email text box, type the e-mail address where you want to receive notifications.
   • To prevent Dropmysite from making any backups of your site when malware or phishing is detected, select the Stop backup after malware or phishing alert detected check box.
   • Select the I agree to the Terms and Conditions of Website Blacklist Monitor check box.
6. Click Save. The blacklist monitor is now configured and active.

Managing a website blacklist monitor

After you create a blacklist monitor, you can manage it. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel.If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account
2. Open Dropmysite:
   • If you are using the Jupiter theme, on the Tools page, in the Software section, click Dropmysite:
   • If you are using the Paper Lantern theme, in the SOFTWARE section of the cPanel home page, click Dropmysite:
   The Dropmysite dashboard appears:
3. 
4. Under Website Blacklist Monitor, locate the blacklist monitor you want to manage, and then select one of the following options:
   • To edit the settings for the monitor, click the Edit Details () icon.
   • To view the website backup history, click the Website Backup History () icon.
   • To view the database backup history, click the Database Backup History () icon.
   • When Dropmysite detects that your site has been blacklisted, it sends you a notification e-mail. This message contains a URL that you can click to acknowledge receipt. Alternatively, you can click the Acknowledge () icon.
   • To check right now if your website has been blacklisted, click the Check Now () icon.
   • To start the Google Safe Browsing Site Status tool for the site, click the Google Diagnostic () icon.
   • To delete the blacklist monitor profile, click the Delete () icon.