Who This Topic Is For
People who want external signals on a public URL without a firewall or a cleanup service.
Documentation
Compromise signals
A free external check, a $9 daily monitor, and a $79 snapshot that starts one Standard scan.
Prerequisites
Before You Start
Use this checklist to make sure the workflow guidance applies cleanly to your current task.
- You can open Tools or sign in for the paid monitor and snapshot.
Expectations
What To Expect
Use this section to set the right outcome before you start the workflow.
Safe Browsing fails closed
If the API key is missing, the check says it could not run. That is not a clean result. Other signals can still be listed.
Three separate choices
The free checker is one URL. The monitor is $9 per month or $90 per year and repeats daily. The snapshot is $79 once and adds one Standard scan. Text hash on the monitor is off until you turn it on.
Playbook
Step-By-Step Guidance
Follow these steps in order for a reliable and repeatable outcome.
Run the free checker.
Open /tools/site-compromise-checker and enter the public URL.
Start the monitor only if you want a daily repeat.
Go to /watch/compromise.
The first check is quiet. An extra site asks you to confirm the prorated charge.
Leave text hash off unless you want hash-change mail.
Buy a snapshot only if you want one Standard scan.
Use Buy $79 snapshot, pay, then Start snapshot.
Refund is available until that start. The HTML and PDF report open with the external signals from that run and a Do this next list built from the failing signals.
It does not remove malware or add a firewall. If that origin already has a Website Watch seat, the daily monitor uses that seat’s quiet hours, extra recipients, and mute list.
Examples
Worked Examples
These scenarios show how the workflow looks in practice, including the result you should see.
Missing Safe Browsing key
The result includes Safe Browsing could not be checked.
A new script host after the baseline
The first monitor check stored the page title and script hosts and stayed quiet. The next day a new script host appears.
Refund before the snapshot starts
The $79 payment succeeded and Start snapshot has not been clicked.
Validation
Validation Checklist
Use this checklist to confirm the workflow was completed correctly.
- A missing key is a failure.
- The monitor price is $9 or $90.
- The snapshot is $79 and can be refunded before it starts.
- No sentence promises malware cleanup or a firewall.
- The first monitor day is quiet. Later days email a new failing signal.
- Text hash stays off unless you turn it on.
Troubleshooting
Common Problems And Fixes
If something does not match expectation, check these common failure modes first.
I thought this removed the infection
It does not. It reports external signals and, for the snapshot, Standard scan findings.
The monitor would not open checkout
The $9 or $90 Stripe Price ID is missing or the amount does not match. An admin saves it under Website Watch settings before checkout can succeed.
Text hash mailed on every check
Text hash is off unless you turn it on. When it is on, mail is for a changed hash of the title and script hosts, not for a malware cleanup.
Navigate
Related Pages
Use these links to continue your workflow without losing context.
FAQ
Compromise signals FAQs
Common questions for this topic.
No. It reads public signals and, for the snapshot, runs one Standard scan.
Next Recommended Action
Continue to the best next page based on where you are in your workflow.