Pogo Bowl Antivirus Warning

i am also having the same problem  even changed my start up page from firefox to edge  same result url blacklist

Pogo Bowl is blocked

same here being blocked   wont load

desertbx449​  and other readers

Hello and thanks for reaching out, I can help answer this as a Pogo Player myself. 

"pogo bowl is being blocked by noeton as a url blacklist websight. why?"

This block is coming from antivirus filtering, not from Pogo. Antivirus companies update their blacklists regularly, and sometimes legitimate sites get flagged by mistake.

That is why all antivirus vendors provide a false-positive reporting process on their websites. If a site is incorrectly flagged, the report and correction have to go through the antivirus company’s review process, since Pogo cannot change or override those detection rules.

🌟How to report it, get it investigated and corrected - through them:

AVG Users: False Positive File Form

Norton Users: Choose Your Sample Submission Type | Norton

Avast Users: Report False Positive

McAfee Users: How to submit false positives to McAfee | McAfee Support

Bitdefender: Incorrect Detection: Report a false positive or false negative to Bitdefender

If you read my comments and other players comments below a fix and guidance has been given, I am not experiencing warnings or blocks of any kind. 

same thing is happening to me soooooo dont look like a false claim to me

Mine also. Was trying to load a photo of the AVG threat warning but was unable to. Also, couldn't find an email address to send to.

Player_taj8fs1u​ 

Hello! 🙂 Of course, it's not a "false claim" from a player! 

The antivirus is the one reporting an error. It’s not you, and it’s not Pogo. It’s a detection made entirely by a third-party antivirus company.

You may hear the term “false positive” in medical testing, quality control, machine learning, and cybersecurity. In all of these fields, a false positive means the system incorrectly identifies something as a problem when it actually isn’t.

Please take a moment to notify your antivirus provider about the issue. I have already compiled and shared all the necessary reporting links to streamline the process for everyone. It typically involves a simple false-positive reporting form.

Thanks for posting, I’m sure others might wonder what this “false positive” is about.

margie58103​  and all readers 

Why this is Happening

When an antivirus blocks Pogo (or any safe website), the block comes entirely from the antivirus vendor, not from Pogo. Antivirus companies update their threat‑detection databases constantly, and sometimes legitimate sites get flagged by mistake. These are called false positives, and only the antivirus vendor can correct them.

Because of that, every antivirus company provides a dedicated false‑positive reporting process. If your antivirus is blocking Pogo, the fix must go through your antivirus vendor’s review system — Pogo cannot override or change their detection rules.

Choose your antivirus provider below and submit the URL being blocked so they can investigate!

AVG Users: False Positive File Form

Norton Users: Choose Your Sample Submission Type | Norton

Avast Users: Report False Positive

McAfee Users: How to submit false positives to McAfee | McAfee Support

Bitdefender: Incorrect Detection: Report a false positive or false negative to Bitdefender

What you can try Immediately

Add the blocked URL to your antivirus whitelist or allowed list. This often resolves the issue instantly, though the long‑term fix still requires reporting the false positive.

Double‑check the detection: If you’re unsure whether the block is legitimate, submitting it for review is the safest option. The vendor’s security team will analyze it.

🌵 Pogo cannot change or alter your antivirus settings, and it cannot whitelist files or URLs on your behalf. Any changes to your whitelist or security settings must be done directly within your antivirus software.

troops447​ ...."my Norton Antivirus is blocking the site.  Considers it a dangerous site.  Seems like I'm not the only one being blocked and each seems to have a different Antivirus Program too."

Hello and great observation! From reading through all the posts, it looks like the issue is happening mostly with Norton, with a few reports from AVG and Avast as well.

♻️ All three antivirus products — Norton, Avast, and AVG — are owned by the same company (Gen Digital Inc.) So, a false positive in one of their products often appears in their others as well.  **This is also the reason some players can play without issues, while others encounter an error.

Please take a moment to notify your antivirus provider about the issue with the links provided above. I have compiled and shared all the necessary reporting links to streamline the process for everyone. It typically involves a simple false-positive reporting form.

Get ready to see more of this across the internet

Modern antivirus companies are increasingly combining signature checks with behavioral and AI-assisted detection. That helps them catch new threats faster, but it can also lead to false positives when safe content looks suspicious to the system. This change has several major effects:

• AI-driven systems look for patterns and behaviors, not just known malware signatures.
• These systems are designed to be aggressive so they can catch brand-new threats.
• More aggressive detection can sometimes mean more false positives, especially when safe files or links resemble malware.
• Vendors update their detection models constantly, which helps improve protection over time.
• As a result, false positives may become more common (for now)

If you come across a suspicious link or a possible false positive, report it to your antivirus vendor right away! Security teams genuinely want these reports. They rely on them to improve their detection models, correct mistakes, and strengthen their threat-identification systems.

It’s one of the ways everyday users and cybersecurity teams work together to keep the internet safer 🙂

https://www.pogo.com/games/pogobowl/play is not loading today June 21, 2026.  Norton blocks stating it is on black list.  EA/POGO must have changed something.  It worked 2 weeks ago.

I too have been trying to play Pogo Bowl for the Daily Challenge; however, my Norton Antivirus is blocking the site.  Considers it a dangerous site.  Seems like I'm not the only one being blocked and each seems to have a different Antivirus Program too.