new message; quote; We are having some technical faults. We will be back as soon as possible. Stay cool.. we'll be back with the tools ~ hopefully ~ ---------- "~ hopefully ~"??!??
Yeah, I get the message now also. I think that he didn't do a backup most recently, which sucks. I loved the tools on the site, especially the pagerank predictor.
Plus, the pagerank predictor was great. I was just about to use it when I discovered the site was down, so I searched for the term to see if anybody had already posted, and I came here!
Yeah - it's already 7:37pm (PST) - and they still are down. I wonder what the total hack included, like attacking the database, user posts, and such...
I don't think hacking may be related to directory listings removal. If it were removed in this manner, emails wouldn't have been sent. Removal of link might be due to some problem in the script probably. I too had the same problem btw
Off-topic, but how much is directory listing there, and did you see a real NOTICEABLE valued backlink from them in your SEO?
$10/year I didn't find a good valuable link from there though! Because after i listed one of my sites, it was removed after a month.. and again back after a couple weeks and till now the listing page is not recrawled(Was a deep category page)
I am happy that it is all good now. They explain very well on the homepage and it is really good that they had a backup copy. That should be a lesson to all webmasters.
Hacked by brute force Brute force (also known as brute force cracking) is a trial and error method used by application programs to decode encrypted data such as passwords or Data Encryption Standard (DES) keys, through exhaustive effort (using brute force) rather than employing intellectual strategies. Just as a criminal might break into, or "crack" a safe by trying many possible combinations, a brute force cracking application proceeds through all possible combinations of legal characters in sequence. Brute force is considered to be an infallible, although time-consuming, approach.
Yes they have placed a link on home page, refer this page http://news.iwebtool.com/article_33087.html?mp=1
Hey, great description of a brute force attack, DiskJockey. Mine posting a comment to that effect on my blog? I'll "nofollow" your username and you can even put 1 link, like in a signature. If so, please PM me!
I visited iwebtool during that period, and my firewall blocked 3 hacking attempt. Becareful if you visited them.