Deceptive Website

Store Design

Topic summary

  • Issue: The site www.harryjackwatches.com is being flagged as “Deceptive” by browsers during development and has shown this warning from the very start.

  • Context: The poster says DNS is working fine and asks for help diagnosing why the warning appears.

  • Term: “Deceptive” typically refers to a browser security/phishing warning that blocks or cautions access to a site.

  • Details provided: No logs, screenshots, hosting/SSL info, redirects, or third‑party script details were shared.

  • Responses/outcomes: No suggestions or fixes yet; no decisions made.

  • Status: Unresolved and open; key unknowns include what triggers the classification and which browser/platform is reporting it.

Summarized with AI on January 21. AI used: gpt-5.
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Not to sure why but if anyone can help it would be much appreciated.

My website is showing as Deceptive and has been since the very start of building it. Not sure if anyone can figure out why. My DNS is all working fine.

2

Hey @harryjack_98!

This issue is happening due to the SSL not configure properly. That mean your domain don’t have a Secure SSL. Make sure you must have a Secure SSL. Can you let me know where from your purchase the domain. There are many of the domain provider. And most of them don’t provide the secure SSL.

The best option to purchase the domain from Shopify which provides you the secure SSL.

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@harryjack_98

This is a serious but common issue especially with new Shopify sites, and it’s usually not DNS-related even though it feels like it might be.

Google flags sites as deceptive when they believe the site may:

Be phishing
Be impersonating a brand
Be collecting personal info without trust signals
Look unfinished or suspicious
Contain redirects, cloaking, or risky scripts
Have domain history issues (very common)

4

I purchased it through Google which is with Squarespace

5

Would this change once the website it complete?

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@harryjack_98

No it will NOT automatically fix itself just because the website is complete.
But yes, the fact that the domain was purchased via Google (Squarespace domains) is a very strong clue to what’s happening.

A complete site should have:

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Refund Policy
  • Contact page (real email, not just a form)
  • No placeholder content
  • No broken links
  • No suspicious scripts/apps
7

No problem. Appreciate the reply. I’ll keep working on it and see if things change.

10

Your certificate is fine.

However, that’s what Google thinks of your site – phishing:

The site https://harryjackwatches.com/ contains harmful content, including pages that:

  • Try to trick visitors into sharing personal info or downloading software

This info was last updated on 21 Jan 2026.

So you need to check your settings and your apps to see what can trigger this.
Can be related to your social links being off and your contact via wa.me?

Also may check this – VirusTotal

11

Hi can I rectify this is there anyway you can help.

Much appreciated

12

Virustotal lists Fortinet and Webroot as sources of your trouble.

For Fortinet you can lookup your site at Web Filter Lookup | FortiGuard Labs and contact them for a review there.

Same steps for webroot URL/IP Lookup | Webroot BrightCloud