How To Proceed When A Portion of Website has been hijacked.
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Hi -
I've recently learn that a site I manage:
has somehow been hijacked by other sites (examples below):
http://wlwhost.info/schering-07-nissan-altima-air-conditioner-drain-clogged/ (460 links)
http://abhinav.co.uk/Mary-motorcycles-for-sale-in-iasi/ (440 links)
http://www.turetzky.net/pmr/knifty-knitter-hobo-glove-pattern.html (374 links)
http://safeimail.com/banker-cold-cstrike-16/ (233 links)Just wanted to find out what my best course of action might be? Would changing hosts (or IP address) help in this situation?
Thanks!
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Hello,
Over the years I've had a few sights hacked. I tried changing the login details however the hacker seemed to be able to access it again. In solving this issue, I changed web hosting companies immediately, and after that my site was ranking well again.
Hope this helps.
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