False Positive DeskBuild an appeal
VENDOR APPEAL GUIDE

PhishTank false positive?
Here’s where to start.

PhishTank handles incorrect phishing labels through the detail page of the disputed submission.

Vendor guidance checkedSources reviewed: 2026-10-14Website / URL

Appeal contacts

Choose a channel for the type of detection you want reviewed. Contact availability and acceptance are controlled by the vendor.

How to request a review

Website / URL review

PhishTank handles incorrect phishing labels through the detail page of the disputed submission.

  1. Find the affected URL using PhishTank's search or URL lookup.
  2. Open its Phish detail page.
  3. Choose Something wrong with this submission? and follow the reporting instructions.
  • Use the existing submission's correction link. Add A Phish is intended to report suspected phishing, not to appeal a false positive.

Names you may see in a report

PhishTankPhishtankOpenDNSphishtankPhishTank / Snort IP

Aliases help locate the responsible vendor. Related products can use different submission channels; check the scope shown above.

Sources for this entry

“Guidance checked” means a public vendor source supports the route or instructions. We have not sent a test appeal or verified mailbox delivery. Read our methodology.

← Back to all vendors