Spam redirects · Japanese keyword hack · Pharma spam
Website redirecting
to spam?
Visitors sent to spam sites, or strange pages showing for your site in Google? We find the hidden code, remove it and clean up the mess in Google.
$790+ GST · fixed price · one website
The usual suspects
Different names, same idea: someone is using your site’s good name in Google.
Sneaky redirects
Only some visitors get sent away: people arriving from Google, on phones, or on a first visit. The owner, logged in on a desktop, usually sees nothing.
Japanese keyword hack
Thousands of auto-made pages in Japanese, selling fake brand goods under new addresses on your domain. The attacker often adds themselves as a Search Console owner.
Pharma, casino and essay spam
Pages or hidden links selling pills, gambling or essays, planted so Google ranks them on your domain’s reputation.
How to check your site
Four quick checks, no tools needed.
- Search Google for site:yourdomain.com.au and look for pages you didn’t make or titles in another language
- Open your site from a Google result on your phone, in a private window
- In Search Console, check Security issues and the Pages report for odd addresses
- In Search Console settings, check for owners or users you don’t know
Where the redirect hides
Usually in more than one place: rules added to .htaccess files, code injected into theme files or the database, a rogue plugin, or a scheduled task that puts it all back. On one recent clean-up we removed more than 1,600 planted .htaccess files across several sites.
Fixing one copy leaves the others running, which is why redirects often “come back” a day after a quick fix.
How we clean it up
01
Find every copy
Files, database, server rules and scheduled tasks checked, not just the page that redirects.
02
Remove and lock down
Spam code and pages removed, the way in closed, passwords and security keys changed.
03
Clean up Google
Spam addresses made to return “gone”, the sitemap cleaned, unknown Search Console owners removed.
04
Request the review
If Google flagged the site, we request a review and watch the Pages report as the spam drops out.
Get it fixed today
Hacked Website Repair: backup, clean-up, lock-down, Google warnings and a report, for one fixed price. Usually fixed the same day.
$790+ GST · fixed price · one website
Questions we get asked
Why can’t I see the redirect myself?
Most spam redirects are hidden from the site owner. They only fire for visitors arriving from Google, on phones, on a first visit, or when nobody is logged in. Try your site from a Google result on your phone, in a private window.
Will the spam pages disappear from Google?
Yes, as Google recrawls and finds them gone. We make the spam addresses return “gone”, clean the sitemap and ask Google to drop the worst ones. A big Japanese keyword hack with thousands of pages can take weeks to clear out of the results.
Is my customer data at risk?
It depends on what the attacker could reach. We tell you what we found. If forms, customer accounts or payments were exposed, we flag it so you can decide what to do next.
Someone else is an owner in our Search Console. Is that the hacker?
It can be. The Japanese keyword hack often adds the attacker as a Search Console owner so they can control how Google sees the spam. We remove owners you don’t know and their verification files.
How much is it?
$790 + GST, fixed, for one website, usually fixed the same day. Shops, several sites and custom apps are quoted first. See Hacked Website Repair.
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Send us the details
Your site address and what you’re seeing is enough. For the fastest start, call us.
- Call me1300 533 604
- Email memail@massamedia.com
- Visit the studio425 Smith Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065 ↗