Comments on: When Websites Attack! http://www.logicalvue.com/2009/01/when-websites-attack/ Software Made Simple Sun, 09 Oct 2011 12:53:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Paul Lefebvre http://www.logicalvue.com/2009/01/when-websites-attack/#comment-195 Paul Lefebvre Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:30:54 +0000 http://www.logicalvue.com/blog/?p=236#comment-195 @Chet: Yes, that sounds like the same stuff that was done to my two sites. FatCow did (in a live chat) admit to me that they were hit by some sort of FTP attack, but I would have appreciated more transparency on the problem. I'm still sticking with them for now. In the 6 years I've been using them, this is the first major problem I've had. @Chet: Yes, that sounds like the same stuff that was done to my two sites. FatCow did (in a live chat) admit to me that they were hit by some sort of FTP attack, but I would have appreciated more transparency on the problem.

I’m still sticking with them for now. In the 6 years I’ve been using them, this is the first major problem I’ve had.

]]> By: Chet http://www.logicalvue.com/2009/01/when-websites-attack/#comment-194 Chet Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:16:43 +0000 http://www.logicalvue.com/blog/?p=236#comment-194 Fatcow is trying really hard to blame this problem on somebody else. They were hacked. My index.html was changed (lots of hidden links) and a mystery php script dropped in to root (which was polled every day by some Russian IP until I deleted it) and a file called just "m" was also put in root. AND... some friends of mine who also host with fatcow had *THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS*. Same crap pushed in to their index.html, same mystery "m" file. I have contacted support to get a straight answer - nothing. I will be getting a new host soon. Fatcow is trying really hard to blame this problem on somebody else. They were hacked. My index.html was changed (lots of hidden links) and a mystery php script dropped in to root (which was polled every day by some Russian IP until I deleted it) and a file called just “m” was also put in root.

AND… some friends of mine who also host with fatcow had *THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS*. Same crap pushed in to their index.html, same mystery “m” file.

I have contacted support to get a straight answer – nothing. I will be getting a new host soon.

]]> By: Judy McConnell http://www.logicalvue.com/2009/01/when-websites-attack/#comment-193 Judy McConnell Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:44:42 +0000 http://www.logicalvue.com/blog/?p=236#comment-193 I am really NOT happy with FatCow! I am one of the ones who has customers that need to update! Good luck Paul. Judy I am really NOT happy with FatCow! I am one of the ones who has customers that need to update!

Good luck Paul. Judy

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