How to remove - "This site may be hacked" or "This site may harm your computer" - in Google Search Engine Result Page (SERP) ?

Purpose:

• If your WordPress is infected with malware’s, your domain may be flagged as dangerous in Google Safe Browsing.  When visitors go to your website, it will show a warning page before showing the website.
• In order to remove the blacklisted status, you need to sign in Google Search console, and request a review to delist the blacklisted status

Symptoms:

In Google search engine result page, it may show your domain with –

• “this site may be hacked” , or
• “this site may harm your computer“

• Add a property – Add your website URL (http://www.YourDomain.com)

Verify website ownership

To ensure you are the website ownership, you need –

1. download a file provided by Google, and
2. upload that file (do not modify nor rename it) to your website FTP space, and
3. Test the file is accessible (e.g.) http://www.YourDomain.com/google??????????.html , and
4. In Google Search Console, proceed the verification

If you follow the instruction and upload the file to right space, you can proceed Google website ownership verification.

It shall show you “Successfully verified your ownership”

In Google Search Console Dashboard, it shall show you the ownership of your website(s)

On left hand side, goto “Security Issues”

In Google Search Console Dashboard, it shall show you the ownership of your website(s)

When you fixed the problem, you may Request Google Search Console a Review to revisit the website issue.

Provide the action you have done, and request a review.

It may take 3 calendar days to process.  From our experience, it can sometimes be completed in 24 hours (but not a must).

If everything fine, you shall receive Google notification email that your website is successfully reviewed.