# A way to report dangerous links to google?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 19, 2008, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-way-to-report-dangerous-links-to-google/477901 "2008-12-19T14:15:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-way-to-report-dangerous-links-to-google/477901/1 "2008-12-19T14:15:03Z")

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To my recollection, google sometimes marks certain websites as dangerous (e.g., sites that try to upload malware to you when you view them). I have discovered that one of the first few links when you search “orthodox imagery wallpaper” has apparently been hacked and reroutes you to a website that tries to upload something bad to you. (It’s one of those sites that pretends to be advertising antispyware, but clearly actually is trying to get you to install malware. It also tries to upload without your permission.)

Is there a way to inform google about this? I googled on the subject of course but didn’t come up with anything.

-FrL-

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-way-to-report-dangerous-links-to-google/477901/2 "2008-12-20T03:01:38Z")

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I asked a friend who works at Google, this is what he says:

"Here’s the public form:

> **[Report Spam, Phishing, or Malware | Google Search Central  | ...](https://developers.google.com/search/help/report-quality-issues?hl=en&utm_source=wmx&utm_medium=deprecation-pane&utm_content=spamreport&visit_id=638318745390360167-3081772376&rd=2)**
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> If you find information that appears to be spam, phishing, or malware, you can report it. Follow this guide to learn more about reporting spam.

If the person has an account with Google Webmaster Tools, there’s a way to report it there as well. "

Good luck!