Well, not “hoopla”, exactly….
Apparently I’ve been hacked, and will have to re-build a bunch of stuff. I’ll keep you posted. Thanks to those of you who sent heads-ups.
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Comments
Comment from Nathan Shumate
Time: February 4, 2008, 9:11 pm
[checking other thread and catching up]
From what’s missing, I’d say it’s more likely that your webhost had some sort of server error and restored from a backup which was a couple of weeks old. Fortunately, with a site like yours that’s build out of static HTML pages, it should just be a matter of re-uploading the site. Then giving hell to your host.
Comment from lyzard
Time: February 4, 2008, 10:06 pm
We have gone through your issue and your account was hacked and was spreading virus.We have to restore your account or else the account and domain would have been suspended for spreading virus.We have restored the account to the latest backup we had, if you dont want this then please restore the site from your end as we have already restored it to the one we had.
You’d know more about this stuff than I would, but anyway, that’s what they said.
Comment from Luke Blanchard
Time: February 4, 2008, 11:02 pm
I don’t know if this has anything to do with your problem, but if you try to find your site through google the top link is http://www.aycyas.com/liz.htm , and this leads to a version of the site when the front reviews were Frankenstein and She. This was already the case before the Seyton review etc. was taken down.
Comment from Matthew Fudge
Time: February 5, 2008, 5:10 am
“We have gone through your issue and your account was hacked and was spreading virus”
Well there’s an inspiring grasp of grammer.
Comment from Blake Matthews
Time: February 5, 2008, 5:28 am
Well, maybe you can send Seyton after the sons of jackals responsible.
Comment from Carl
Time: February 5, 2008, 7:34 am
So your site is hosted by semiliterate incompetents who blame you for their lack of security?
I can hook you up with hosting that’s actually competent, if you don’t mind it being in the States.
Comment from KeithA
Time: February 5, 2008, 11:45 am
Seriously, Lyz — who is this webhost? Aside from their appalling grammar, there is NOTHING in that message that should inspire confidence in you as a customer. It fails to address their security flaws, explain how your site got infected, or make any effort to make up for something that was their lapse. Plus, they only back up every few weeks? If you want me to punch ‘em for you, let me know.Or if you have already punched them, I will gladly deliver that comical “after the fact” kick in the stomach.
Comment from Robert
Time: February 5, 2008, 8:42 pm
Appalling. I’m far from a techie, but I, too, can put you in touch with decent hosting Stateside, if your current provider fails to correct this problem mach schnell.
Comment from Nathan Shumate
Time: February 5, 2008, 9:24 pm
I just went through a hosting changeover this last year, and I’d be happy to put you in touch with my current, very professional host.
Comment from lyzard
Time: February 5, 2008, 10:14 pm
No, no. (Well, possibly, just not right now.) If I’ve learned anything, yes, they are all semi-literate, but they talk worse than they perform: they do back-up weekly and they have got me fully back in business. Sooo….
Comment from Elizabeth the Ferret
Time: February 6, 2008, 9:07 am
Ah, excellent. (goes back to steadily working her way through all of Lyz’s reviews)
Comment from Dave
Time: February 6, 2008, 5:38 pm
It seems the site’s down again ?
Comment from Nathan Shumate
Time: February 4, 2008, 9:09 pm
Whoa! What did they get?