# Report spam, phishing, or malware

If you find information in Google's search results that you believe appears due to spam,
paid links, malware, or other quality issues, use one of the following forms. These reports help
us understand how to improve the spam detection systems that protect our search results.

## Spammy, deceptive, or low quality web pages

Ranking manipulation techniques that attempt to compromise the quality of Google's search
results violate our [spam policies](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/essentials/spam-policies)
and can negatively impact a site's ranking. Google may use your report to take manual
action against violations.

> [!IMPORTANT]
> **Don't include any personally identifying information in your submission.** To comply with regulations, we must send the submission text to the site owner to help them understand the context of a manual action, if one is issued. Because of this, we won't process your submission if we determine it contains personally identifying information to protect privacy. Not including such information fully ensures your information is safe and prevents your submission from being discarded.

[Report spam](https://search.google.com/search-console/report-spam)

## Malware


If you believe a site is infected with
[malware or distributing malicious or unwanted software](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/essentials/spam-policies#malware-and-malicious-behaviors),
notify us.
[Report malware](https://www.google.com/safebrowsing/report_badware/)

## Phishing


If you believe you've encountered a page designed to look like another page in an attempt to
steal users' personal information, complete the form below to report the page to the Google
Safe Browsing team.
[Report phishing](https://safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish/)