Site description hijacked on google search

  • wshaw

    (@wshaw)


    6 years, 2 months ago

    Asking on behalf of a friend. No really.

    When searching for her site “Elizabeth Caton” the site description has been hijacked by some kind of malware that’s showing text from an Italian site

    https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=elizabeth+caton

    Do you have an idea how I can chase this down and eliminate it for her?

    Thanks in advance.

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • Andrew Nevins

    (@anevins)

    WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

    6 years, 2 months ago

    Get a fresh cup of coffee, take a deep breath and carefully follow this guide. When you’re done, you may want to implement some (if not all) of the recommended security measures.

    If you’re unable to clean your site(s) successfully, there are reputable organizations that can clean your sites for you. Sucuri and Wordfence are a couple.

    Thread Starter wshaw

    (@wshaw)

    6 years, 2 months ago

    Thank you.

    Interestingly, it’s had Wordfence (free version) on it for years and that’s not reported anything. It’s also showing up clean on VirusTotal and Site check external scans right now. I’ll keep looking.

    Thread Starter wshaw

    (@wshaw)

    6 years, 2 months ago

    Ah… yes. Thanks for reminding me to do the basics. I think I’ve got there.

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