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Please help need some advice?
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Can any of you guys please help me I have alerts on links coming in and it looks like recently someone did this, it looks maliciously done as it is only our domain mentioned and most are brand new posts?
http://claytondmnnp.ampedpages.com/Details-Fiction-and-testosterone-clinic-in-denver-16897309
http://vinylvehiclecarwrap38041.alltdesign.com/a-review-of-vinyl-vehicle-car-wrap-9574042
http://devinxccct.educationalimpactblog.com/1784474/little-known-facts-about-vinyl-vehicle-car-wrap
http://andybxoes.thezenweb.com/vinyl-vehicle-car-wrap-Fundamentals-Explained-17581028
http://kylerhfdzu.blogkoo.com/not-known-details-about-vinyl-vehicle-car-wrap-9029141
http://troyytkyn.timeblog.net/7695911/the-greatest-guide-to-vinyl-vehicle-car-wrap
http://waylontyzab.pointblog.net/testosterone-clinic-in-denver-Secrets-16335972
http://emiliogkmop.blogofoto.com/7667522/top-guidelines-of-testosterone-clinic-in-denver
http://caidenaczxt.blogs-service.com/7514172/testosterone-clinic-in-denver-fundamentals-explained
Should I try to disavow these and submit to google or will google know our site which has been up for 5 years is not doing this?
Should I do any of these
https://tehnoblog.org/google-webmaster-tools-my-website-got-bombed-with-backlinks-what-to-do/
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genç iletişim aktif ve güncel bir sitedir. yeni konuları takip edip okuyucuyu bilgilendirmeyi amaçlar. çoğunlukla genç bir kitleye sahiptir.
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Hello!
You probably don't need to do anything, Google will likely know the difference. You can disavow them if you'd like just to be safe.
Unless you see traffic drop and rankings drop (for no other known reason) they are likely not affecting the site.
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You just need to disavow them on Search Console
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