# BrandsDefender

> Domain reputation protection and false-positive delisting service. BrandsDefender monitors 87+ security vendor databases and actively resolves false positives that block legitimate websites. No cure, no pay.

## About BrandsDefender

BrandsDefender is a professional domain blacklist removal and reputation management service. When security vendors like Google Safe Browsing, Fortinet FortiGuard, Kaspersky, Bitdefender, ESET, Sophos, or any of 87+ vendors incorrectly flag a legitimate website as malicious, phishing, or spam, BrandsDefender handles the entire delisting process — from detection to confirmed removal — across all vendors simultaneously.

- Website: https://brandsdefender.com
- Founded: 2023
- Specialization: False positive domain delisting and domain reputation monitoring
- Coverage: 87+ security vendor databases worldwide
- Guarantee: No cure, no pay (zero cost if delisting fails)
- Average resolution time: Under 48 hours
- Success rate: 98% (based on 3,400+ resolved cases)

## Core Problem Solved

When a security vendor incorrectly flags (false positive) a legitimate website:
- Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari show red "Deceptive site ahead" warnings
- Enterprise firewalls (Fortinet, Sophos, Cisco) block all employee access
- Antivirus software (Kaspersky, ESET, Bitdefender) shows alarming pop-ups
- Email delivery fails (messages routed to spam or rejected)
- Ad campaigns get suspended (Google Ads, Facebook Ads)
- SEO rankings drop immediately
- Revenue loss of 40-80% within hours

BrandsDefender resolves these false positives across all 87 vendors simultaneously.

## Services

### Website Blacklist Removal
Professional removal of domains from security vendor blacklists. Covers browser warnings (Chrome, Firefox, Safari), enterprise firewall blocks (FortiGate, Sophos, Cisco), antivirus detections (Kaspersky, ESET, Bitdefender), and threat intelligence feeds (VirusTotal, PhishTank, Netcraft).

URL: /website-blacklist-removal

### Domain Blacklist Removal
Comprehensive domain delisting from all 87+ security vendor databases. Includes root cause analysis, multi-vendor parallel submission, escalation management, and resolution verification.

URL: /domain-blacklist-removal

### Complete Blacklist Removal & Antivirus Delisting Guide
A comprehensive 5,000-word reference covering the full delisting process for all 89 security vendors, organized by category (browsers, firewalls, antivirus, threat intelligence, phishing detection, URL scanners, IP blocklists, malware research, cloud security). Includes timelines, evidence preparation checklists, and prevention strategies.

URL: /blacklist-removal-guide

### Domain Reputation Monitoring
Continuous monitoring of domain reputation across all security vendor databases. Alerts within minutes of a flag appearing, enabling faster response and less business impact.

## Pricing

- One-Time Case: EUR 39 per vendor (no cure, no pay)
- Starter Plan: EUR 99/year (monitoring + 5 cases included)
- Business Plan: EUR 249/year (up to 15 domains, priority resolution)
- Enterprise Plan: Custom (up to 200 domains, dedicated account manager)

All plans include the no cure, no pay guarantee.

## Vendor-Specific Delisting Pages

Each page contains the specific submission process, expected response time, required evidence format, and tips for successful delisting from that vendor.

### Browser & Safe Browsing
- [Google Safe Browsing Delisting](/vendors/google-safe-browsing) - Remove "Deceptive site ahead" warnings from Chrome, Firefox, Safari
- [Yandex Safe Browsing](/vendors/yandex-safe-browsing) - Clear Yandex browser warnings

### Enterprise Firewalls
- [Fortinet FortiGuard Delisting](/vendors/fortinet) - Unblock your domain from FortiGate firewalls
- [Sophos Delisting](/vendors/sophos) - Remove domain from Sophos web filtering databases
- [Forcepoint ThreatSeeker](/vendors/forcepoint-threatseeker) - Clear Forcepoint URL categorization
- [Juniper Networks](/vendors/juniper-networks) - Remove from Juniper SRX filtering
- [Heimdal Security](/vendors/heimdal-security) - Clear Heimdal DNS filtering flags

### Antivirus & Endpoint Protection
- [Bitdefender Delisting](/vendors/bitdefender) - Remove false positive URL blocks
- [ESET Delisting](/vendors/eset) - Remove domain from ESET LiveGrid
- [Kaspersky Delisting](/vendors/kaspersky) - Clear domain flags from Kaspersky
- [Avira](/vendors/avira) - Remove from Avira URL cloud
- [Dr.Web](/vendors/dr-web) - Clear Dr.Web site blocks
- [Emsisoft](/vendors/emsisoft) - Remove Emsisoft browser blocks
- [G-Data](/vendors/g-data) - Clear G-Data URL blocking
- [VIPRE](/vendors/vipre) - Remove VIPRE web filtering flags
- [Webroot](/vendors/webroot) - Clear BrightCloud reputation flags
- [McAfee WebAdvisor](/vendors/mcafee-webadvisor) - Clear McAfee/Trellix reputation flags
- [Quick Heal](/vendors/quick-heal) - Remove Quick Heal detections
- [K7AntiVirus](/vendors/k7antivirus) - Clear K7 URL flags
- [Gridinsoft](/vendors/gridinsoft) - Remove GridinSoft detections
- [Bkav](/vendors/bkav) - Clear Bkav false positives
- [Lionic](/vendors/lionic) - Remove Lionic URL blocks

### Threat Intelligence Platforms
- [VirusTotal False Positive Removal](/vendors/virustotal) - Clear detections from VirusTotal aggregated engines
- [AlienVault](/vendors/alienvault) - Remove from OTX threat intelligence
- [CrowdSec](/vendors/crowdsec) - Clear CrowdSec community blocklist
- [Criminal IP](/vendors/criminal-ip) - Remove from Criminal IP database
- [Cyble](/vendors/cyble) - Clear Cyble threat intel flags
- [SOCRadar](/vendors/socradar) - Remove from SOCRadar intelligence
- [AlphaSOC](/vendors/alphasoc) - Clear AlphaSOC detections

### Phishing & Fraud Detection
- [PhishTank](/vendors/phishtank) - Remove from PhishTank database
- [OpenPhish](/vendors/openphish) - Clear OpenPhish listings
- [Netcraft](/vendors/netcraft) - Remove Netcraft phishing classification
- [PhishFort](/vendors/phishfort) - Clear PhishFort detections
- [PhishLabs](/vendors/phishlabs) - Remove PhishLabs flags

### URL & Domain Scanners
- [Quttera](/vendors/quttera) - Clear Quttera malware scan flags
- [Sucuri SiteCheck](/vendors/sucuri-sitecheck) - Remove Sucuri blacklist entries
- [URLhaus](/vendors/urlhaus) - Clear URLhaus malware URL listings
- [Scumware.org](/vendors/scumware-org) - Remove scumware listings

### IP Reputation & Blocklists
- [Abusix](/vendors/abusix) - Remove from Abusix blocklist
- [CrowdSec](/vendors/crowdsec) - Clear community IP blocklist
- [GreenSnow](/vendors/greensnow) - Remove from GreenSnow list
- [StopForumSpam](/vendors/stopforumspam) - Clear StopForumSpam entries
- [Spam404](/vendors/spam404) - Remove Spam404 listings

## Step-by-Step Guides

Practical walkthroughs for specific vendor false positive removal:

- [How to Remove a VirusTotal False Positive](/guides/virustotal-false-positive-removal) - Timeline: 2-14 days
- [What to Do When Your Website Is Falsely Marked as Malicious](/guides/website-falsely-marked-malicious) - Emergency response
- [How to Report a False Positive to Security Vendors](/guides/report-false-positive-security-vendors) - Generic process
- [Google Safe Browsing False Positive Removal](/guides/google-safe-browsing-false-positive) - Timeline: 24-72 hours
- [Bitdefender False Positive URL Removal](/guides/bitdefender-false-positive-removal) - Timeline: 1-3 days
- [Fortinet False Positive URL Removal](/guides/fortinet-false-positive-removal) - Timeline: 24-72 hours
- [ESET False Positive URL Removal](/guides/eset-false-positive-removal) - Timeline: 3-7 days
- [Kaspersky False Positive URL Removal](/guides/kaspersky-false-positive-removal) - Timeline: 5-7 days
- [Domain Reputation Monitoring for Businesses](/guides/domain-reputation-monitoring-businesses) - Strategy guide
- [Website Blacklist Monitoring vs False-Positive Handling](/guides/blacklist-monitoring-vs-false-positive-handling) - Comparison

## Articles (Knowledge Base)

In-depth articles covering domain reputation concepts, vendor-specific issues, and best practices:

- [Google Safe Browsing False Positive: How to Get Reviewed](/articles/google-safe-browsing-false-positive-review)
- [Fortinet FortiGuard Wrongly Blocked Domain](/articles/fortinet-fortiguard-wrongly-blocked-domain)
- [VirusTotal One Vendor Flagging Domain](/articles/virustotal-one-vendor-flagging-domain)
- [Webroot BrightCloud Reputation Change Request](/articles/webroot-brightcloud-reputation-change-request)
- [Why Clean Websites Get Phishing Warnings](/articles/why-clean-websites-get-phishing-warnings)
- [Domain Blacklist vs Email Blacklist Difference](/articles/domain-blacklist-vs-email-blacklist-difference)
- [Security Vendor Delisting Evidence Checklist](/articles/security-vendor-delisting-evidence-checklist)
- [All Articles](/articles)

## Comparisons

How BrandsDefender compares to alternatives:

- [BrandsDefender vs BlacklistMaster](/compare/vs-blacklistmaster) - Feature and coverage comparison
- [BrandsDefender vs Quttera](/compare/vs-quttera) - Scanning vs. active delisting
- [BrandsDefender vs Sucuri SiteCheck](/compare/vs-sucuri-sitecheck) - Diagnosis vs. cure
- [BrandsDefender vs DIY False-Positive Removal](/compare/vs-diy-removal) - Time, expertise, and success rate comparison

## Research & Data

Original research findings based on 3,400+ resolved false positive cases across 87 security vendors:

- False positive propagation rate: 43% chance of multi-vendor spread within 72 hours
- Expert submissions resolve 4.6x faster than DIY attempts
- Root cause breakdown: 37% shared hosting IP contamination, 24% third-party scripts, 15% historical domain reputation, 12% aggressive heuristics, 12% other
- Business impact: 60-80% traffic loss within 24 hours of a Google Safe Browsing flag
- Average DIY resolution time: 14 days vs. BrandsDefender average: 48 hours

URL: /research

## Domain Health Framework

A public 5-pillar methodology for managing domain reputation risk:
1. Discovery — Map all domains, IPs, and dependencies
2. Monitoring — Continuous scanning across 87+ vendor databases
3. Resolution — Expert-led multi-vendor delisting
4. Prevention — Technical controls to reduce future risk
5. Reporting — Quantified domain health metrics

Includes a 5-level maturity model: Reactive, Aware, Managed, Optimized, Resilient.

URL: /framework

## Glossary

Definitions of key domain reputation and cybersecurity terms including: blacklist, blocklist, delisting, domain reputation, false positive, Google Safe Browsing, heuristic detection, IP reputation, phishing, VirusTotal, WAF, and more.

URL: /glossary

## Reseller & API Program

White-label API for hosting providers, advertising networks, affiliate programs, and security companies. Integrate monitoring and delisting into your platform. Sandbox environments for testing, webhook notifications, custom branding.

URL: /resellers

## Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is a false positive on a security blacklist?
A: A false positive is when a security vendor incorrectly classifies your legitimate domain as malicious, phishing, or spam. This triggers browser warnings, firewall blocks, and email filtering.

Q: How does the No Cure, No Pay guarantee work?
A: You only pay when we achieve confirmed removal. If a vendor refuses to delist despite our efforts, you owe nothing.

Q: How long does delisting take?
A: Average 48 hours. Google Safe Browsing: 24-72h. Fortinet/Sophos: 48-72h. Bitdefender: 1-3 days. Kaspersky/ESET: 5-7 days.

Q: Which vendors do you cover?
A: 87+ vendors including Google Safe Browsing, VirusTotal, Fortinet, Sophos, Kaspersky, ESET, Bitdefender, McAfee, PhishTank, URLhaus, Netcraft, and many more.

Q: Can I submit my own false positive reports?
A: Yes, but each vendor has different portals, evidence requirements, and response paths. Incorrect submissions get rejected or deprioritized. BrandsDefender knows the right process for each vendor.

Q: What evidence do I need?
A: Proof of domain ownership, clean scan results, explanation of legitimate business purpose, and documentation of any remediation. Requirements vary by vendor — we prepare the complete package.

## Technical Information

- 87+ security vendors monitored simultaneously
- Average detection-to-alert time: Under 5 minutes
- Average resolution time: Under 48 hours
- Parallel multi-vendor submission capability
- No cure, no pay guarantee on all cases
- REST API available for reseller integration

## Contact

For false positive removal requests, use the onboarding flow on any page.
For partnerships, reseller inquiries, or API access: /resellers