: Weird popup/malware showing on my website Can someone please help me figure out what this is? It looks like some ad pops on my website for no reason when opening website through Google search

@Megan663

Google has an entire help section about identifying and removing malware from your site

Google provides:


Tools for identifying the malware
Advice for locking the site down while you are investigating
Documentation about how to clean the site up
Suggestions for keeping it secure

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@Sarah324

If it is happening when you come from Google then you are hacked. Hackers do this so when you view your site you cannot detect the hack. Look in your .htaccess file for malicious entries as that is where something like this typically needs to go (but it may be elsewhere).

After removing that code you will need to find and fix the security hole that allowed this as this attack is automated which means it will be re-installed again and probably quickly. If you're using a third party CMS you need to upgrade to the latest version immediately and you need to make sure you follow their security best practices. (I'm guessing you're using Joomla as this is a common attack for Joomla sites).

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@Reiling115

Are you running any Ad campaigns on your website? I have had similar experiences when I used non-adsense advertising platforms. Remove any advertisement code that you are using and it should disappear.

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