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    • iepl2
      iepl2 last edited by

      Hi there

      I am Facing Social Engineering Content Detected on www.domain.com from long time, we have Removed All Bad Java script, unnecessary links, bad content. After removing we Did Review also in Google, But still again & again we are getting this Notification in webmaster, is This harmful for Our web traffic?? how do I permanently Clear This Notification ?

      please any body can help ?

      Thanx in advance

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      • donsilvernail
        donsilvernail last edited by

        This basically means your website has been hacked in someway. You must remove all malware or malicious code. Many times hackers will setup skimming pages. Its a page that looks like for example a bank login but in reality its a scam trying to get access to someones info. After you remove this content then you have to tell google that you removed it in search console. Once they see it is gone they will lift the warning.

        Thanks,

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        • Vijay-Gaur
          Vijay-Gaur last edited by

          I agree with Donald Silvernail, it might be a script hiding in the DB or somewhere on the website. You can either ask for help from your hosting provider for a thorough scan or do it yourself if you have sufficient resources plus rights.

          Regards,

          Vijay

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          • iepl2
            iepl2 @donsilvernail last edited by

            ok thank you so much , Let us check

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            • iepl2
              iepl2 @Vijay-Gaur last edited by

              ok thank you so much , Let us check

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              • iepl2
                iepl2 @Vijay-Gaur last edited by

                Hi

                we did check almost Everything seems very ok, can you tell if there any feature tools which we can use to check where That malicious content lies, as we did scan With Norton safety. like that any other tool or software except Google search console ?

                Thnx in advance

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