Penalties & Recovery
Hacked Site Recovery And Cleanup
Clean up after a compromise and get back into the index safely.
A hacked site loses rankings twice: once when Google flags it, and again when visitors meet a browser warning. Cleanup has to remove the compromise completely and close the entry route, because a partial clean simply gets reinfected within days.
You probably need this if
- Search Console reports security issues or a hacked content notice
- Search results for your site show pharmaceutical or gambling terms
- Browsers display a deceptive site warning
- Pages redirect to unrelated sites, often only for mobile visitors
What you get
- Full compromise assessment covering files, database and server configuration
- Malware and injected content removal
- Entry point identification and closure
- Security review request submission to Google
- Reindexing support and post-cleanup monitoring
How we approach it
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Contain first
Take a forensic backup and stop ongoing damage before cleaning, since cleaning without containment usually destroys the evidence of how they got in.
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Clean completely
Remove injected files, database content, cron jobs and backdoors, because leaving a single backdoor guarantees reinfection.
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Close the route
Identify and fix the vulnerability, which is most often an outdated plugin, a weak credential or an exposed admin surface.
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Request review
Submit for security review and monitor indexation as clean pages are restored.
Hacked Site Recovery: common questions
How long does it take to clear a hacked site warning?
Once genuinely clean, security review requests are typically processed within seventy-two hours. The cleanup itself is the longer part, particularly identifying every backdoor, and rushing it leads to a rejected review and a reinfected site.
Will a hack permanently damage my rankings?
Usually not, if cleaned promptly. Sites generally recover to previous levels within weeks of the warning being lifted. Prolonged compromise causes more lasting harm because the spam content becomes established in the index.
Why does my site only redirect on mobile?
Conditional redirects are a deliberate evasion technique. The malware serves clean pages to desktop browsers and logged-in administrators while redirecting mobile visitors, so the owner sees nothing wrong. Always test as a mobile user agent when investigating.
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