Malware attack & SERP drop

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Three days ago my site got a malware attack & there was Google warning on it. Then within appr.16 hours on the same day I managed to remove the malware & asked Google to review it & Google lifted the warning on my site almost immediately.

However now the SERP for all of my targeted keywords are down from #1 & #2 on the 1st page to nowhere to be found

For anyone who has experienced this before, how long do I need to gain my SERP back to normal? What should I do to speed the process?
#search engine optimization #attack #drop #malware #serp
  • Honestly, you may never recover your position. If the site is a money maker, you should gradually build high quality in-context links. No profiles, no comment blasts, no 500 links in a day. Write a decent article, spin it by hand at the word and sentence level, and start sending it to high quality link sources. Or can buy a PR 3 domain from domain auctions, get SEO hosting, add decent content and link the pages back to your main site. That can pass a significant amount of link juice back to your site.

    From now on though, I would suggest you never notify Google of your site. Especially if you've done any link building.
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    • Give it a week to settle down. If you're rankings are still nowhere to be found, buy a new domain and redirect your old domain to the new one.
  • I have exactly the same problem, and I don't know what to do.
    If I create a new domain and redirect my old domain to it... this will not resolve the problem I think, because It will still have the same ranking.

    I don't know if I should make a Link building again... or ask google for a review (that take several months...)

    For info my website was on page 1 (#6 to #10) for my keyword... and now it's on the 5th-6th page (between #47 and #58)
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    • It sounds like you links were just devalued. Build quality links. Don't ask for a review though, that is a bad proposition. At best the ignore you, at worst, they will see your link profile and you'll never come back.
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  • How long does it take to reinstate my position if I build high quality in-context links?

    Would greatly appreciate if others can also share the experience regarding this issue.
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    Malware attack & SERP drop

    Three days ago my site got a malware attack & there was Google warning on it. Then within appr.16 hours on the same day I managed to remove the malware & asked Google to review it & Google lifted the warning on my site almost immediately. However now the SERP for all of my targeted keywords are down from #1 & #2 on the 1st page to nowhere to be found