SPAMAXE

SpamAxe is a negative SEO defense platform. The workflow is simple: upload your backlink CSV from Google Search Console, analyze every source with a 20-signal detection engine, review the classifications, and download ready-to-file abuse reports.

SpamAxe generates Google Disavow files, structured AWS X-ARF abuse reports, hosting provider reports, domain registrar reports, TLD registry reports, and full CSV exports. It's not a dashboard that shows you the problem — it's a weapon that gives you the ammo to kill the attacker's infrastructure.

Negative SEO is an attack where someone deliberately builds thousands of spam backlinks to your website. The goal is to make search engines associate your site with spam, tanking your rankings or getting you deindexed entirely.

Attackers use DGA-generated domain names (like xjk4rm2p.garden), cheap cloud infrastructure, and automated link-building tools. Google claims their algorithm handles this automatically — but real-world cases, including complete deindexing from Bing, prove otherwise.

Phase 1 — Pattern Analysis (Signals 1–4): DGA detection, TLD risk scoring, raw IP identification, link ratio fingerprints. Zero network activity needed. If confidence hits 85%+ here, remaining phases are skipped.

Phase 2 — DNS Intelligence (Signals 5–10): DNS resolution, MX records, nameserver clustering, SPF/DKIM/DMARC, reverse DNS, and community threat database lookups.

Phase 3 — HTTP Probing (Signals 11–16): Status codes, server headers, redirect chains, content inspection, TLS validation, self-signed cert detection.

Phase 4 — Network Intelligence (Signals 17–20): ASN reputation mapping, favicon hash clustering, link velocity analysis, shared threat intelligence.

Each signal is weighted. Final score determines classification: spam (55+), suspicious (30–54), or clean (under 30). Current accuracy: 92.2%.

Eight formats: (1) Google Disavow file, (2) domain list, (3) IP list, (4) AWS X-ARF abuse reports, (5) hosting provider reports, (6) domain registrar reports, (7) TLD registry reports, (8) full CSV with all signal scores.

Email [email protected] or use the AWS abuse form.

AWS requires structured data: IP addresses, ISO timestamps with timezone, log details, and offending URLs. They reject narrative-format complaints — this is the number one reason reports get ignored. SpamAxe generates AWS-compliant X-ARF reports automatically so your submission matches what their intake system expects.

Expect a confirmation email with a case number. Do not submit duplicate reports — reply to the existing thread if you have updates. Resolution timelines vary.

Google Cloud — Abuse form or email [email protected]

Microsoft Azure — Security reporting portal

DigitalOcean — Abuse form or [email protected]

Linode / Akamai — [email protected] or abuse portal

Hetzner — [email protected] (known for 24-hour response deadlines)

OVH / OVHcloud — [email protected]

Cloudflare — abuse.cloudflare.com (note: usually a CDN proxy, not the host — you often need to find the origin provider)

Domain registrars — Look up the WHOIS abuse contact at lookup.icann.org

Honestly — it varies wildly. Many will make you jump through hoops. Here's the reality:

AWS is among the most responsive — if you submit structured data in the correct format. Narrative complaints get rejected. SpamAxe generates X-ARF format specifically for this reason. DigitalOcean and Linode tend to respond quickly. Google Cloud has a form-based process that often feels like a black hole. Hetzner issues 24-hour ultimatums to their own customers but can be difficult for external reporters. OVH is notoriously slow. Cloudflare typically forwards your complaint to the actual host since they're a CDN, not a host.

Many registrars use automated ticketing systems that send generic acknowledgments but rarely follow through. Some smaller offshore registrars won't respond at all.

But here's what matters: even when providers are slow or unresponsive, every report you file creates a documented paper trail. That paper trail becomes critical evidence if you ever pursue legal action — it demonstrates you took reasonable steps to mitigate the harm and puts infrastructure providers on formal notice. Courts and regulators want to see you were proactive. The reports also help establish a pattern of coordinated abuse, which strengthens any future case.

1. Some providers DO act. AWS terminates instances. Hetzner suspends IPs. Active registrars pull domains. Even a 30% takedown rate degrades the attacker's infrastructure.

2. The paper trail matters for legal action. If you ever need to pursue a lawsuit, insurance claim, or regulatory complaint, documented evidence that you reported to every relevant provider — and they failed to act — strengthens your position dramatically.

3. Shared threat intelligence. When you confirm a domain as spam in SpamAxe, it gets flagged for every future scan across the platform. The attacker's investment becomes worthless faster.

No. The disavow tool only tells Google to ignore specific backlinks. It has zero effect on Bing, DuckDuckGo, or any other search engine. Bing doesn't even offer a disavow tool.

Disavow is defense — it protects one search engine, reactively. Infrastructure takedown is offense — it kills the links everywhere, permanently. SpamAxe generates both.

SpamAxe is currently in open beta. Core features are free — no credit card required. Long-term pricing will include a free tier for basic scans and paid tiers for advanced features like automated abuse report filing, continuous monitoring, and expanded threat intelligence. Create an account now at app.spamaxe.com to use the full platform while it's free.

1. Export your top linking sites from Google Search Console (Settings → Links → Export → Top linking sites).

2. Create a free account at app.spamaxe.com.

3. Upload your CSV and start a scan.

4. Review — SpamAxe classifies each source as spam, suspicious, or clean. You approve or override every classification.

5. Download your disavow file and abuse reports.

6. Upload the disavow to Google Search Console. Submit abuse reports to the providers listed in your exports.

No automated system is perfect, which is exactly why SpamAxe requires you to manually approve every classification before any exports are generated. Nothing is disavowed or reported without your explicit review.

Domains classified as "suspicious" (30–54% confidence) go into a separate review queue. SpamAxe is a tool that assists your judgment — it never acts autonomously on your behalf.