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24 June 2014

Network Solutions Violation


Subject: Network Solutions Violation on xxxxxxxx.NETSOLHOST.COM - Reference 1-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 12:57:01 -0400
From: "Network Solutions Support" <siebelcustserv[at]networksolutions.com>
To: "John Young" <jya[at]pipeline.com>

Dear John Young,

Network Solutions is committed to maintaining the highest possible security for your hosting service.  As part of our ongoing monitoring, we have discovered that your usage of the hosting service is not in compliance with our Acceptable Use Policy. 

In order to protect other customers and the integrity of our hosting platforms, we have taken necessary steps to suspend your service until you have reviewed the information below and made the required updates that will allow us to reactivate your service:

Your hosting account xxxxxxxx.NETSOLHOST.COM has hacked content. It appears you are running vulnerable PHP that has allowed your account to be controlled by an attacker. You will need to remove all PHP files from your hosting account and update your content to a more secure system. Failure to do so will result in your account remaining suspended.

Example hacked content found on your account (NOTE: This is just an example and all hacked files will need removal; we cannot provide a full listing of your hacked content):

/data/13/1/84/46/1247698/user/1330594/htdocs/xxx/xxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxx.php

This can be caused by code vulnerabilities in an existing content-management system (CMS) or other script that has been compromised. The most common cause is an outdated, hacked CMS such as Joomla, Drupal, or WordPress. To rectify this issue, you will need to secure your CMS. If your site is a CMS, you will need to update the code/script(s) via FTP. We will not enable web access for you to secure your compromised form(s) or site(s). If you can't update the site via FTP you will need to disable the site before we can lift any suspension, including removing ALL of the PHP content.

We value you as our customer and we would like to be able to continue to provide services to you.  Therefore, please review the steps below and proceed accordingly. You can then request to have your account re-activated by sending us an email that meets the following criteria after you have removed the files accordingly:

  • The email must contain an explanation of why the violation occurred.  If the violation occurred as a result of someone else's actions on your email or hosting platform, please provide the steps taken to secure your services to prevent future violations.
  • You must refer to your account xxxxxxxx.NETSOLHOST.COM in your email.
  • The easiest thing to do is to reply directly to this email, ensuring your reply is going to aupnotify[at]networksolutions.com.


Please email us at aupnotify[at]networksolutions.com. Your email must meet all of the above criteria. Responses typically take 24 to 48 hours. Due to the volume of requests, if your email does not meet the criteria referenced above, Network Solutions may reject your request without a response to you.  If your account is re-activated, any further complaints that violate our service agreement may result in the immediate and permanent termination of your service.

If you have any questions regarding this specific Service Request, you can chat directly with our Technical Support team. Please be aware that our chat team cannot and will not remove suspensions, nor can the chat team request our legal team to expedite your request to have your suspension lifted. You must follow the email process outlined above. This includes any requests to update a CMS (Joomla, WordPress, etc.) site; you must remove the offending content via FTP and contact the abuse team accordingly. You can chat by clicking on the following link:

http://ts.chatwithsupport.net

If you have any other questions please visit our comprehensive support section at http://www.networksolutions.com/support/ or contact our Support Center and refer to Service Request 1-xxxxxxxxxx and a specialist will be happy to further assist you and ensure that we completely resolve your issue as quickly as possible.
Thank You,

Jarvis
Technical Services
Network Solutions, a Web.com Company
http://www.networksolutions.com/support/
US/Can: 1.866.391.4357
International: 1.570.708.8788