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McAfee – Rappler.com is safe

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Rappler's tech group submits a request for reevaluation, and McAfee removes its alert and greenlights the site after a short review period.
SAFE. McAfee says Rappler.com is safe. Screen shot from McAfee SiteAdvisor

MANILA, Philippines – McAfee SiteAdvisor says that Rappler.com “is safe. We tested it and didn’t find any significant security issues.”

Earlier, some users alerted us to McAfee blocking the site. McAfee security scans previously cautioned users about Rappler.com due to reported phishing attempts.

McAfee’s SiteAdvisor service gave no specific reasons for the cautionary alert.

Rappler’s tech group submitted a request for reevaluation. McAfee removed its alert and greenlit the site. No explanation was given regarding why the alert was triggered in the first place.

McAfee has received criticism for false positive reports, most notably in 2010 following a false positive report that caused Windows XP computers to shut down and repeatedly reboot.

If you have received a false positive report about Rappler from McAfee, please email feedback@rappler.com so we can properly investigate the claim. – Rappler.com

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