Understanding Webpage Scan

The Webpage Scan tool monitors public website pages for malware, injected spam, and malicious redirects that could harm visitors or search engine trust.

  • Public-facing webpage analysis — Analyzes all publicly accessible pages on your website, showing real-world user experience.

  • Signature-based malware detection — Uses a database of known malware signatures to identify threats.

  • Automated scheduling — Allows you to set up regular scans to ensure ongoing website security.

  • Scan history — Maintains a record of all previous scans for reference.

The results of the scan are displayed on the Webpage Scan page.

Webpage Scan Overview

Report summary

The summary of the scan results is displayed at the top of the Webpage Scan page.

The following table describes the components of the summary.

Component Description

Scan Time

The date and time when the scan was performed.

Status

The overall status of the scan.

Possible statuses include:

  • Good — No issues found.

  • Issues Found — Issues found.

Pages Scanned

The total number of pages scanned.

Malware Found

The total number of malware instances detected.

Links Checked

The total number of links checked.

Malicious Links Found

The total number of malicious links detected.

PhishTank

The total number of phishing threats detected.

Anti-Virus Blacklist

The total number of anti-virus blacklist issues detected.

SiteLock

The total number of SiteLock issues detected.

Actions

Scan Now

Start a new scan.

View previous scans

View a list of previous scans and their results.

Scan Results

Scan Results provides detailed information about the threats detected on a webpage, each one classified according to its type and severity.

If malware detections are listed here following a SMART File Scan and SMART Database Scan, a manual malware clean may be necessary to fully resolve these issues.

The following table describes the components in the Scan Results table.

Component Description

URL

The specific URL on your website where the malware was detected.

Type

The classification of the URL.

Category

The broader category under which the malware falls.

Severity

The level of threat posed by the malware.

The possible severity levels include:

  • Low

  • Medium

  • High

  • Critical

  • Urgent

Found By

The database used to detect the malware.

Actions

Details

Expand the row and view a description of the detected malware.

The following details are provided:

  • Details — A description of the malware, including information about the risk and recommended remediation steps.

  • Category — The broader category under which the malware falls.

  • Subcategory — A more specific classification of the malware.

  • Sample — Sample of the detected malware code.

Full Scan History

Full Scan History displays a log of previous webpage scans.

The following table describes the components of this section.

Column Description

Scan Date

The date and time when the platform webpage scan was performed.

Status

The overall status of the scan.

Possible statuses include:

  • Good — No issues found.

  • Issues Found — Issues found.

Pages Scanned

The total number of pages scanned.

Links Checked

The total number of links checked.

Malware Found

The total number of malware instances detected.

Malware Links

The total number of malicious links detected.

Actions

View

View the detailed report of the scan.

Filter by Date Range

Filter the scan history by a specific date range.