(Entry was posted by JL Faverio on this post in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 08/23/2018).

Is this the recommended way to get rid of spam URLs?

Is this the recommended way to get rid of spam URLs? I`ve added the following to the .htaccess file: Redirect gone /buy-zopiclone-tablets-uk

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YOUR ANSWERS

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Lisa Brown: yes that will work, assuming you`ve cleaned up the hack that created these.
JL Faverio: yes we have. how long should I leave these URLs in the htaccess file?
Lisa Brown: indefinitely or til the URLs aren`t in the index, if you were alerted to the hack in GSC, and you submitted that you`d fixed the problem, it might not take too long.