Well it seems as IE7 (Internet Explorer 7) has classified my Blog as a suspicious phishing website!

Somehow I don’t think this sound’s right at all and well it didn’t take long to find out what the problem was, I figured out it would be something that I have in my Blog’s sidebar, probably the shout box as it collects data, but I thought surely not!

But I was right, it was and still is the shoutbox that’s causing IE7 to classify my blog as a suspicious phishing website because as soon as I removed the shoutbox from the code and refreshed the page the message disappears, here’s an image of what you will see if you visit my blog like it is at the moment with the shoutbox activated.

So for now I’ve left shoutbox on as it’s only been since very recently that this warning has appeared but I’ll tell you what I will be doing and that is to report this problem to Microsoft straight away, I’ll update you all if I get a reply or if the warning is removed!

Update 1: Ok I’ve just filled in a form to tell Microsoft about the incorect warning, and got the following below, oh and on another note it’s not just the shoutbox but my input form comment boxes for all my posts, so I guess the best I can do now is wait and see what happens next!

Phishing Filter Feedback: Confirmation
Thank you for providing information about http://www.darrenstraight.com/blog/
The Microsoft Phishing Filter Team strives for accuracy in all Microsoft Phishing Filter warnings. If, from the information you provided, Microsoft determines the warning is inaccurate, it will be changed and you will be notified through the e-mail address you provided.

Update 2: 7 Hours later and I have great news and that is that my blog is no longer classified as a suspicious phishing website under Internet Explorer 7

Thank you for submitting a Website Owner/Administrator Webform to Microsoft Phishing Filter Support. 
 
We analyzed the web page(s) accessible from the URL that you provided: http://www.darrenstraight.com/blog/.

Upon further review, we have determined that the URL you provided is not associated with a phishing site.  We have rectified the designation given to the URL you submitted.  We appreciate you bringing this matter to our attention. 

To learn more details about the Microsoft Phishing Filter, please review the white paper located at http://gomicrosoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=49523.

Please do not respond to this email, as it is unmonitored alias.  You will not receive a reply if you respond to this email. 

Microsoft Phishing Filter Support

Thanks Microsoft! 😀