If your site is listed as badware by Google or another StopBadware data provider, follow the steps below.
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Clean & secure your website
Your website could have badware, even if you don’t know it!
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Check your site
After cleaning your site, scan it with a free tool to make sure you haven’t missed anything.
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Request a review
You’ve scanned your site, and everything looks clean. It’s time to request a review.
If Google is the only data provider listing your site:
You can request an automated review through Google’s Webmaster Tools. This is the fastest way to get your site removed from Google’s list.
To request a review through StopBadware, find your site in our Badware Website Clearinghouse. Then, click “Request an independent review of data providers’ findings.” Fill out and submit the form.
Related Questions
Why would my site be listed as badware?
External data providers check the web looking for badware sites. When they find them, they tell us so we can include them in the Badware Website Clearinghouse.
Your website may have been infected without your knowledge. It’s also possible that an ad network that you use started serving up a bad ad to your site’s visitors.
Is my site listed as badware?
You can search the Badware Website Clearinghouse for your website. If you see any “Current Activity” from our data providers, then badware is being reported on your site now.
How does the StopBadware independent review process work?
You request a review of your site.
We ask the data provider(s) to check your site again.
If the data provider(s) think your site is still bad, the site enters our testing queue.
Our staff checks your site carefully to see if we can find any badware.
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If we find badware, we notify you and close the review. OR If we don’t find badware, we ask the data provider(s) to remove your site or to send us more information about why they think it’s bad.
If at any point during the process, the data provider(s) stop reporting your site as bad, we notify you and close the review.