First off, a “suspicious website” is a site that has malicious code or software that’s being downloaded and installed without a user’s consent. It can be both intentional and non-intentional and it’s you or your contractors responsibility to check as often as possible for these kinds of threats.
The implication of this is that you will lose visitors from Google if your site is listed as suspicious. That’s a fact. As soon as Google update their search index (their searchable content), they’ll remove your site from their search engine results page (SERP).
So, how will you know if your site is listed as suspicious or not? It’s as simple as copy/pasting the site address below
http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=
Then add your domain name at the end and hit “GO” (or enter) on your browser like for example:
http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=securefield.net
Below is a website that has been listed as suspicious (click image to enlarge)
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Tags: diagnostic, google, safe browsing, serp, suspicious
