PostPro Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 We're launching a new site but have stumbled upon an issue. Users who use Spectrum as their ISP are unable to fully navigate the site. Apparently, their ISP-provided router has a security feature called "Security Shield" which blocks sites that may "contain malware or steal user data." Essentially, our site is being flagged as a Phishing site – which it is not. The Security Shield feature can be disabled by each individual user, but that's not really a viable solution as I can't ask our users to put their computers at risk from other sites just to use ours, not to mention they may not know that's why the site is blocked. Our service (installing real estate sign posts in the Orlando Florida market for realtors) is hyper local, and Spectrum serves thousands of homes exactly in the geographic area which we serve. My store is set up to offer services – each of which include a custom form that collects data such as listing addresses, and info about the real estate agent. Could these forms be what Spectrum's security shield is detecting and flagging? Has anyone else had this issue? Link to comment
Solution paul2009 Posted December 13, 2022 Solution Share Posted December 13, 2022 32 minutes ago, PostPro said: Users who use Spectrum as their ISP are unable to fully navigate the site. If you think your website has been blocked incorrectly, please complete and submit a request form to Spectrum to remove the block. Did this help? Please give feedback by clicking an icon below ⬇️ About: Squarespace Circle Leader since 2017. I value honesty, transparency, diversity and great design ♥.Work: Squarespace Developer and founder of SF Digital, building the features Squarespace didn't include™. Content: Links in my posts may refer to SF Digital products or may be affiliate links. Catch up on all the release notes and announcements 2023 [for Circle members only]. There's a public version here too!If I helped, you can thank me by clicking one of the emojis below. If you prefer, you can buy me a coffee.Improve your online store with our extensions. Link to comment
retropunk Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 This just started happening to my website as well. When I use Spectrum it gets blocked, but if I go onto another network it's fine. Link to comment
KampGrizzly Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 (edited) Hi there, we purchased a domain and hosting via squarespace www.campyellowjackets.com (currently password protected) and some of our team is getting ISP block notices like attached. From what I can tell, the domain is getting blacklisted / blocked by ISPs? So I don’t know how we get it whitelisted or solve this issue. Any help is appreciated! thank you! Edited February 13 by KampGrizzly Link to comment
paul2009 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 42 minutes ago, KampGrizzly said: From what I can tell, the domain is getting blacklisted / blocked by ISPs? So I don’t know how we get it whitelisted or solve this issue. Please see my post above. About: Squarespace Circle Leader since 2017. I value honesty, transparency, diversity and great design ♥.Work: Squarespace Developer and founder of SF Digital, building the features Squarespace didn't include™. Content: Links in my posts may refer to SF Digital products or may be affiliate links. Catch up on all the release notes and announcements 2023 [for Circle members only]. There's a public version here too!If I helped, you can thank me by clicking one of the emojis below. If you prefer, you can buy me a coffee.Improve your online store with our extensions. Link to comment
KampGrizzly Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 thanks for your help everyone! the larger issue is that I don't know what everyone's using service provider wise.. (it's being sent to a large group from all over the country) so many people will be needing to access this site. Link to comment
paul2009 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 21 minutes ago, KampGrizzly said: the larger issue is that I don't know what everyone's using service provider wise. This shouldn't be an issue with most ISPs. This ISP just seems to be more cautious than most. About: Squarespace Circle Leader since 2017. I value honesty, transparency, diversity and great design ♥.Work: Squarespace Developer and founder of SF Digital, building the features Squarespace didn't include™. Content: Links in my posts may refer to SF Digital products or may be affiliate links. Catch up on all the release notes and announcements 2023 [for Circle members only]. There's a public version here too!If I helped, you can thank me by clicking one of the emojis below. If you prefer, you can buy me a coffee.Improve your online store with our extensions. Link to comment
KampGrizzly Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Thanks Paul! Is there any other solution than contacting every ISP? As It's more than just spectrum having this issue? Seems a bit extreme. Link to comment
derricksrandomviews Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 (edited) I am getting your password field and I use Spectrum Business out of Tampa. I did not get any kind of warning at all. This could be caused by certain security software, or security software not up to date, not the ISP, or a combination of the two; security software provided by the ISP. I use Spectrum but do not use Security shield, my computers and smartphones are protected by Malwarebytes. Edited February 14 by derricksrandomviews Link to comment
KampGrizzly Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 thank you Derrick! I have some more info from our end.. Unfortunately, we've had no luck getting this site recognized as secure on any browsers. We were able to identify one IP address associated with campyellowjackets.com (198.185.159.144) that shows up on a DNS blacklist (likely reported at some point to be scam/spam). It's possible this is causing the issue, but it's hard to say for sure. All the necessary DNS records and SSL settings are in place and seem to be consistent with other live sites hosted on Squarespace we manage. This issue seems directly related to the campyellowjackets.com domain name. Would contacting Squarespace help to help associate that domain name with different IP addresses that have not been flagged? The email address we registered the domain with (domains@kampgrizzly.com) is not listed on any blacklist that I can find. I don't believe it's related to the issue. Link to comment
derricksrandomviews Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 (edited) I would let them know about the issue for sure. I did find this which I suspect you did too: https://www.abuseipdb.com/check/198.185.159.144 Your campyellowjackets.com is hosted on squarespace but it is diverting to campyj.com which is hosted by godaddy.com? is this recent or has it been like that? That could be part of this issue. As far as not being secure, that happens a lot if https is not part of the domain when entered in a browser. I don't know if that applies to your site, it was secure when I went to it. Edited February 14 by derricksrandomviews Link to comment
shetravels Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Also having this issue. Some people (presumably with Security Shield or workplace firewalls) are unable to access my site. I submitted a request to Spectrum to have the block removed and they replied that I wasn't blocked (even though I am) which gave me a complete dead-end on resolving it through them. Squarespace Help was unable to help as well. Seeing that this is a problem beyond just my domain, I'm hesitant to continue using Squarespace since I can't control which ISPs my clients use and I need them *all* to be able to access it. Grateful if anyone finds a real solution to this mess. Link to comment
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