WordPress malware removal · Nonprofit

How we cleared a Google blacklist warning on a nonprofit donation site in 36 hours

A nonprofit donation site was hit with a Google deceptive site warning days before a major fundraising push. Donations stopped overnight. We removed the malware, hardened the site, and got the warning cleared by Google in 36 hours. Full recorded evidence is available on request during a discovery call.

36 hrs
From first call to warning cleared
100%
Of donation traffic restored before launch
0
Reinfections in the 90 days since

The challenge

A backdoor in an abandoned plugin was injecting redirect scripts that pointed to a fake pharmacy site. Google flagged the site as deceptive. Chrome users saw the red warning. Donations dropped to zero overnight, four days before a planned fundraising campaign.

What we did

  1. 1

    Identified the abandoned plugin and removed every infected file by hand.

  2. 2

    Scrubbed the database of injected admin users and scheduled tasks.

  3. 3

    Hardened authentication, locked file permissions, and replaced the plugin with a maintained equivalent.

  4. 4

    Submitted the cleaned site to Google Search Console for review, with a written cleanup summary.

The result

Google cleared the deceptive site warning within 36 hours of submission. The donation page was live and clean before the campaign launched. The campaign hit its target.

We thought the campaign was dead. It hit target instead. Client identity withheld under NDA. Full Loom recording and dated evidence are available on request during a 15 minute discovery call.
Executive director · Registered nonprofit (identity withheld under NDA)

Common questions

How long does Google take to remove a warning?

Usually 24 to 72 hours after a clean review request, provided the site is actually clean. If they reject the request, you have to start the cleanup again.

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Evidence on request

Every fix is recorded. Every outcome is verifiable.

We have 500 plus recorded engineer sessions covering migrations, malware cleanups, speed wins, and emergency recoveries. Most clients are under NDA, so we cannot publish them publicly. On a 20 minute discovery call we will show you the recordings, dashboards, and before and after numbers most relevant to your situation.

  • Loom walkthroughs of real client recoveries, narrated by the engineer who did the work.
  • Anonymised case files with PageSpeed, GSC, and uptime evidence, NDA respected.
  • References from named clients available on the call when there is a fit.

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150+

Sites managed

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