How to Clean a Hacked Website and Remove Google Blacklist Warnings
Discovering your site is displaying spam redirects or a Google 'This Site May Be Hacked' warning requires immediate, systematic containment.
Phase 1: Quarantine & Clean Core Replacement
Take the site offline temporarily. Replace all core CMS files with fresh, verified originals from official repositories, preserving only wp-config.php and the uploads directory.
Phase 2: Database & Uploads Inspection
Scan the database for injected JavaScript eval functions and delete any executable .php scripts hiding inside static media upload folders.
Phase 3: Google Security Review Request
Submit a Security Review request inside Google Search Console detailing the malware cleanup steps taken to remove blacklist warnings.
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