However, if you have some acumen, try to find the malware and remove it (you can even pull the page in as Google sees it in your Webmaster Tools). If you have a WordPress install, the most common type of site to be hacked, you will probably need to...
In addition, my analysis of sites hit by both Penguin 1.0 and 2.0 revealed many websites hit by malware, flagged as attack sites, etc. Google's Distinguished Engineer Matt Cutts announced that Penguin 2.0 went live on May 22 and webmasters braced...
Also problematic are links from sites infected with malware, and pages that are no longer indexed. Google's Distinguished Engineer Matt Cutts promised the new generation of Penguin would go deeper, and it seems to have lived up to that promise.
Periodically you want to do a search for your site, see if you trigger malware warnings in a site search or mobile, then check your analytics to make sure no one is running anything untoward on your site like say a rogue Viagra site.
They would like to be able to point webmasters to more specific information, such as whether they are dealing with malware or a hacked site, and to hopefully clean it up. Here are nine search and SEO changes webmasters will likely see – although...
Announcing Malware Re-Evaluation and Geo-Targeting in Webmaster Tools – Bing Webmaster BlogNew malware tool in Reports Geo-Targeting tool in Configure my Site section lets you tell Bing the audience of a specific country you're targeting for your...
Safe Searching with Bing: A Response to AV-TEST's Search Malware Analysis – Bing Search BlogBing says a recent malware study's conclusions are wrong because AV-TEST used Bing's API, not bing.com. We show results with warnings for about 0.04% of all...
In this video, Google's Distinguished Engineer Matt Cutts explained that a Google employee won't open an external file or visit an unknown website for fear of picking up malware. If your website has received a manual penalty notice from Google...
Google's Matt Cutts and former ex-Googlers talk spam, rankings, and SEO tips. Google has safer results than Bing, Yandex, and Blekko. GM likes Facebook ads again. Here's a quick recap of search and social marketing news and tips from the past week.
Think of it like McAfee's site advisor, but focused on fighting spam and scams versus viruses and malware. I've completed a lot of Penguin work since April 24, 2012 (more than I ever wanted to if I'm being honest).
A third video offers tips on how to identify whether your website has been hacked, as well as specific actions to avoid if you discover malware on your website. For example, to conduct a quick diagnostic test of whether Search Engine Watch.com has...
In the past, her name has also been found alongside search suggestions involving malware and porn. Beverly Stayart has come up limp in her bid to hold search engines accountable for a search suggestion that links her to erectile dysfunction drug...
Links that appear on a website with a malware or virus warning. The worst time to conduct a link audit is when you need to. Don’t wait for a Penguin update to wipe out your rankings in the SERPs or an “unnatural links” warning to hit your inbox.
Appear on a website with a malware or virus warning: You know it’s going to be a bad (day, week, month …), when Google sends you one of these: Receiving an email like this is scary. At best, your business won’t receive any organic search traffic...
Google Chrome blocked access to websites including TechCrunch, Cult of Mac, Inside Facebook, and VatorNews for some users yesterday after detecting malware in ads from the isocket ad network, The Next Web reported.
Malware So how does one find malware on a site? Often malware or other attacks on your site will show as odd referrers in your analytics reports. People think your site rocks – traffic is skyrocketing and you're attracting plenty of links.
According to iResearch, Qihoo’s browser penetration rate reached 61 percent of all web users in China considering its anti-virus/malware capabilities. Launched August 16, Qihoo Search was the latest search engine to hit China and became one of the...
While Google has been seeking to expand the Play brand, the company has also struggled to keep malware off of the service. Earlier this summer, Google kicked off an effort to tighten its control over the Play service and prevent malware writers...
The company said that it would continue to maintain the VirusTotal online malware scanning tool and the VirusTotal team would be operating as an independent entity. The VirusTotal service allows users to test files and sites for possible malware...
Facebook is looking to crack down on scammers who use malware and fraud to generate phony "Like" votes. These newly improved automated efforts will remove those Likes gained by malware, compromised accounts, deceived users, or purchased bulk Likes.
