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Weird 404 Error URL's - Where to redirect?

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photoseo1 Subscriber last edited by
For some reason, I end up with a bunch of weird 404 error URLs like these.
- /KRVWZ/SVfSZ/
- /wp-content/upl
- /MKWTZ/RKYQZ/
- /wp-content/upload
What should I do with them? Should I redirect them or is there a better way to do something with them. I do use Yoast Premium if that makes a difference.

Thanks in advance.
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MrWhippy @photoseo1 last edited by

Hi Steven,

I assume in the coverage part of search console?

If that is the case then Google can find them on your site. You may have a more serious issues Everett suggested. You need to be investigating this pretty quickly.

Let us know what you find and I am sure we will be able to help.
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photoseo1 Subscriber last edited by

I will check the things you guys told me and see what I can find. The Urls were found in Google search console.
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Everett last edited by
Hello Steven,

It could be:
- Bots poking around the site for vulnerabilities
- Old links out there if the domain was previously owned by someone else
- Parasite hosting (see MrWhippy's questions) in which someone hacks the site publishes content on your domain, usually for the purpose of linking to theirs.
- All of the above or something else
Here are some things to try:

1. Make sure your latest WP version is up-to-date

2. Install some security measures, like a plugin that thwarts "brute force" attacks, such as Log-in Lock Down

3. Update all account passwords, including the one used to log into your hosting Cpanel and FTP

4. Search Google for things like [site:yourdomain.com porn OR viagra OR cialis OR sex OR "credit cards" OR...]

5. Check Google Search Console for messages, including manual actions

6. Check Google Search Console for Queries that look out of the norm (see #4).

7. Use Moz or aHrefs to check for backlinks to URLs like that
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MrWhippy last edited by

Hi Steven,

Where are you seeing these errors?

Is it in google analytics? on MOZ? Different Software?

Have you tried navigating to the pages? Be careful about doing this.

have you looked at your site via FTP to see if you can see any strange files in there?

If you can answer these questions we may be able to help
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