The Moz Q&A Forum

    • Forum
    • Questions
    • My Q&A
    • Users
    • Ask the Community

    Welcome to the Q&A Forum

    Browse the forum for helpful insights and fresh discussions about all things SEO.

    1. SEO and Digital Marketing Q&A Forum
    2. Categories
    3. White Hat / Black Hat SEO
    4. Malicious backlinks

    Malicious backlinks

    White Hat / Black Hat SEO
    3 3 128
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as question
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • xaviplabor
      xaviplabor last edited by

      Hello to everyone!

      We have identified some weird links that are pointing to our site and we are not sure if they are considered malicious backlinks and we should disavow them. Most of them are directories of websites, the most common one is called "Top million domains by alexa" (you can see an example here: www.besafe.in/domain-list-237).

      Have you ever seen these kind of links before? Are they causing harm to our site?

      Thank you so much!

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • Nozzle
        Nozzle last edited by

        It's probably not hurting you especially if it's only a small percentage of a solid backlink portfolio.  But it's also not helping at all.

        To be safe, we suggest disavowing the one you shared and any similar ones since Moz gave it a spam score of 69%.

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
        • josellamazares
          josellamazares last edited by

          Hi

          I agree with Noozle. If the toxic links represent a small percentage of the total number of links, it should not be a problem. If you can get those links that point to your website removed, it will always be positive

          regards

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
          • 1 / 1
          • First post
            Last post
          • Strange backlinks
            EGOL
            EGOL
            0
            4
            84

          • Is this site buying backlinks?
            Roman-Delcarmen
            Roman-Delcarmen
            0
            4
            137

          • Malicious bot attack?
            KyleEaves
            KyleEaves
            0
            6
            197

          • Malicious bots
            BlueprintMarketing
            BlueprintMarketing
            0
            5
            1.1k

          • Questionable backlinks...
            DanielFreedman
            DanielFreedman
            1
            10
            162

          • Negative backlinks
            KeriMorgret
            KeriMorgret
            0
            3
            545

          • How do you deal with spammy backlinks?
            AdForce1
            AdForce1
            0
            10
            1.4k

          • How do I insert backlinks into comments?
            Goetzman
            Goetzman
            0
            7
            1.3k

          Get started with Moz Pro!

          Unlock the power of advanced SEO tools and data-driven insights.

          Start my free trial
          Products
          • Moz Pro
          • Moz Local
          • Moz API
          • Moz Data
          • STAT
          • Product Updates
          Moz Solutions
          • SMB Solutions
          • Agency Solutions
          • Enterprise Solutions
          • Digital Marketers
          Free SEO Tools
          • Domain Authority Checker
          • Link Explorer
          • Keyword Explorer
          • Competitive Research
          • Brand Authority Checker
          • Local Citation Checker
          • MozBar Extension
          • MozCast
          Resources
          • Blog
          • SEO Learning Center
          • Help Hub
          • Beginner's Guide to SEO
          • How-to Guides
          • Moz Academy
          • API Docs
          About Moz
          • About
          • Team
          • Careers
          • Contact
          Why Moz
          • Case Studies
          • Testimonials
          Get Involved
          • Become an Affiliate
          • MozCon
          • Webinars
          • Practical Marketer Series
          • MozPod
          Connect with us

          Contact the Help team

          Join our newsletter
          Moz logo
          © 2021 - 2026 SEOMoz, Inc., a Ziff Davis company. All rights reserved. Moz is a registered trademark of SEOMoz, Inc.
          • Accessibility
          • Terms of Use
          • Privacy