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ericrobrienmwc
New Member
January 24, 2026
Question

URGENT: False Positive Blocking Legitimate Healthcare Business - 4+ Weeks Unresolved

  • January 24, 2026
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I need help from the #Fortinet community. Our legitimate healthcare business has been incorrectly flagged by #FortiGuard for over 4 weeks, and standard appeals have been completely ignored.
The Facts: • Domain: menswellnesscenters.com • Business: Licensed medical clinics in Virginia • VirusTotal: 91 out of 92 vendors say CLEAN • Only Fortinet flags as malware
The Impact: • Millions of Comcast/Xfinity customers blocked via Akamai ETP • Patients cannot access healthcare services • 4+ weeks of appeals with ZERO response
The Evidence: We're a LegitScript-certified healthcare provider. Our site runs on WordPress/Hostinger with Cloudflare DNS. Multiple security scans show no malware. Every other major security vendor (ESET, BitDefender, Kaspersky, etc.) rates us as clean.
Why This Matters: This isn't just affecting our business - it's blocking patient access to medical care. FortiGuard's reputation depends on accuracy, but we're seeing a clear false positive that's been unresolved for a month.
Request: If anyone can help escalate this to @derek Manky (VP Threat Intelligence) or @DRInnesys Carl Windsor (CISO), I would be incredibly grateful.
Standard channels have failed. Healthcare access is at stake.
Eric O'Brien, COO Men's Wellness Centers 425-753-0838 | eobrien@menswellnesscenters.com
 
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3 replies

rosatechnocrat
Explorer III
January 25, 2026

You can submit a false positive update or request a recategorization through the FortiGuard Contact Us page or the Category Update form. FortiGuard will review the submission and either update the category or provide the reason for the current categorization.

 

FortiGuard Contact Us:

https://www.fortiguard.com/contactus

Web Filter Category Update 
https://www.fortiguard.com/faq/webfilter-contact

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ericrobrienmwc
New Member
January 25, 2026

Thank you @rosatechnocrat - I have submitted 6 of those, worded differently, after certain events and they have not reclassified it.  The biggest problem is that our center locations cannot access our own website because cox communications relies on this false positive.

rosatechnocrat
Explorer III
January 25, 2026

Blocked by which fortinet product ? 

You can override the category locally on the device that will allow access to the website. 

 

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