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This article provides a guide for how to disable ImunifyAV email alerts on cPanel server. This guide will demonstrate how cPanel and WHM server administrators can disable the ImunifyAV (free, automatic installed version) email notifications.
How to Disable ImunifyAV Email Alerts on cPanel Server
Many cPanel server administrators may prefer to disable the automated email alerts from ImunifyAV plugin.
Here is the plain text email contents:
Dear Administrator,
This message is to provide you important information regarding web server security. Please note that the following software in your environment is considered to be outdated or vulnerable:
accelerated-mobile-pages version 1.0.84 that is located at /home/domainb1/public_html is outdated
The recommended for use version of this software is 1.0.85
accelerated-mobile-pages version 1.0.84 that is located at /home/premium2/public_html is outdated
The recommended for use version of this software is 1.0.85
contact-form version 1.3.3 that is located at /home/domainb1/public_html has vulnerability(s):
PATCHSTACK:791744C2AC123A31F7E0CCB39B9BB36A
PATCHSTACK:D5145F155E3C54D1FEB203B961494AAC
google-captcha version 1.70 that is located at /home/domainb1/public_html is outdated
The recommended for use version of this software is 1.71
Please do the following:
Option 1: Make sure WordPress administrator(s) responsible install the necessary updates.
OR
Option 2: Upgrade from ImunifyAV to Imunify360 to cut down the risks that come with outdated software.
If you have any questions, please contact our support team.
All the best,
Imunify360 Security TeamAs you may notice, this email can be interpreted as mostly an attempt by the plugin software to offer upsell solution (from ImunifyAV to Imunify360 version). cPanel/WHM server administrators often receive significant amounts of email alerts per server for various legitimate reasons. Disabling these emails permanently is ideal in this case.
To disable these ImunifyAV email notifications, log in to SSH as root, and enter the following command from the terminal:
imunify-antivirus config update '{"ADMIN_CONTACTS": {"enable_icontact_notifications": false}}'Once finished, restart Exim server:
systemctl restart eximConclusion
You have now successfully disabled ImunifyAV email alerts on cPanel server for administrators.
