You suspect a compromise but cannot see its extent
We identify infected files and payloads, suspicious accounts, and the likely entry point before any cleanup starts.
A clear picture of what happened and what is affected.
Emergency hacked website repair
Recover your hacked website with a calm, ordered plan.
FR-Restore is FastestRank's emergency repair service for hacked websites: identify the compromise, clean it up, restore what was lost, and harden the site afterwards. Urgent security enquiries are triaged first.
Who this service is for and how we work
Triage before promises
Urgent security enquiries are triaged first. We establish what is known, what is suspected, and what to preserve before touching anything.
Calm and methodical
Recovery follows defined stages—contain, clean, restore, harden—with plain-language notes at every step.
Honest about uncertainty
We tell you what is confirmed, what is still unverified, and what depends on your hosting and backups. No drama, no overpromising.
When a site is compromised
A hack raises questions faster than answers.
Defacements, injected payloads, and search-engine security warnings tend to arrive together, and the pressure to fix everything at once makes recovery messier. We work through the incident in an ordered sequence and document each step.
The site is defaced or flagged by search engines
We remove defaced and injected content, restore clean versions where sources allow, and support the search-console security review re-submission steps.
A structured path from cleanup to re-review.
Cleanup without hardening invites a repeat incident
We close the gaps that mattered: stale accounts and credentials, outdated software, and untested backups.
A site that is harder to compromise again.
Illustrative sample
What you receive: an incident response playbook.
Recovery work is documented as a playbook: response stages, checklist coverage, and prioritised findings your team can follow and reuse. The excerpt below uses sample data to show the format.
Response playbook stages
Checklist weighting per stage · illustrative
Prioritised findings
- P1MalwareHigh confidence
Malicious script includes were identified in two legacy plugin files.
- P2BackupsHigh confidence
The most recent restorable backup predates the defacement.
- P3Access hygieneMedium confidence
Inactive admin accounts and shared credentials were found during triage.
What FR-Restore covers
Four areas of work, from first triage to hardening.
Identification, recovery, search-engine cleanup steps, and hardening are sequenced so each stage builds on the last.
Malware identification and cleanup
Find injected payloads and infected files, remove confirmed malicious code, and record exactly what changed.
- Infected file and payload identification
- Cleanup of confirmed malicious code
- Plain-language cleanup notes
Defacement recovery
Restore defaced pages and templates to their intended state using the clean sources available.
- Damage assessment for affected pages
- Content and template restoration
- Cache and search-result cleanup guidance
Search security cleanup steps
Work through what search engines need to see after cleanup, including support for re-submitting a security review in Search Console.
- Security issue and warning checklist
- Search Console re-review submission support
- Warning status tracking between re-reviews
Backup restoration and hardening
Restore from backups where needed and close the gaps that allowed the incident.
- Backup restoration and integrity checks
- Credentials, access, and update hardening
- Post-recovery monitoring guidance
How a recovery works
A calm sequence from detection to verification.
Each stage produces something your team can read and reuse—notes, decisions, and a record of what changed.
- 01
Triage
We gather what is known, preserve evidence, and assess the scope of the compromise.
Triage summary and agreed approach
- 02
Contain
We limit further damage: suspended integrations, changed credentials, and isolated infected files.
Containment record
- 03
Clean and recover
We remove malicious code, restore clean content and templates, and verify core functionality.
Cleanup notes and restored pages
- 04
Harden and verify
We close entry points, update software, and re-check the site and its security warnings.
Hardening checklist and verification notes
Engagement options
Choose the level of support you need.
Each option uses a defined starting scope. We confirm what the incident needs before work begins.
Diagnostic first step
Incident Triage
For site owners who suspect a compromise and need to understand it before committing to cleanup.
$650
Starting at · one-time engagement
- Scope and entry-point assessment
- Infected file and payload identification
- Evidence preservation guidance
- Prioritised findings and cleanup options
- Review call with the FastestRank team
Cleanup and Recovery
For confirmed incidents that need malware cleanup, defacement recovery, and security review steps handled end to end.
$1,800
Starting at · scoped engagement
- Everything included in the Incident Triage
- Malware cleanup of confirmed infections
- Defacement and content restoration
- Search Console security re-review support
- Backup restoration where sources allow
- Cleanup notes and change record
Recommended after cleanup
Post-Recovery Hardening
For sites that have been cleaned and want the underlying gaps closed before they are tested again.
$950
Starting at · one-time engagement
- Credentials and access review
- Software and dependency updates
- Backup schedule and restore check
- Monitoring recommendations
- Hardening summary for your records
Questions when it is urgent
Straight answers about recovery work.
Urgent security enquiries are triaged first. We agree on next steps and timing during the first conversation rather than promising a fixed response window, because what a recovery needs depends on hosting, access, and the state of the site.
Note what changed and when you first noticed it, avoid deleting files or reinstalling software, and keep hosting and backup details to hand. Preserving evidence makes the triage more accurate and the cleanup more targeted.
Not always in the same way. What is possible depends on the damage, the quality of available backups, and what your hosting environment allows. After triage, we tell you plainly which paths are realistic and which are not.
No. FastestRank does not guarantee a clean verdict, a recovery timeline, or search-engine decisions. We identify and remove what we can confirm, document what changed, and re-verify with defined checks. Hardening and monitoring exist because no site stays safe by promise alone.
We cannot control how search engines review a site or how long a re-review takes. We prepare the cleanup evidence and support the security review re-submission in Search Console, then track the status with you until it is resolved.
Yes. We can coordinate with whoever manages your hosting or codebase, subject to the access and permissions you arrange. The working model is agreed as part of the scope so everyone knows who does what.
Report what you are seeing
Move from a suspected hack to an ordered recovery.
Tell us what you have noticed—the warning, the defacement, or the behaviour that seems wrong. We will use that context to start a practical conversation about fit and scope.