ProfitHost|Jacob Review

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  1. Profit|Jacob

    Profit|Jacob Banned

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    #41
    Well I think you mean we need to get uber double premium special management because really we have 2 techs with alot of experience working alot of hours a day on our servers. If allready you take a look at this topic you will see it is full of hackers. You don't want to know what is out there waiting :)
     
    Profit|Jacob, Jul 5, 2008 IP
  2. InFloW

    InFloW Peon

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    #42
    I'd love to know what the real exploit was


    Full SSH access is the same as the ability to run commands as root. The exploits do not give you the password to root they however give you the same privileges as root thus making it like you had it.



    The vmsplice exploit I believe was a 0 day and it hit large hosts (hostgator, lunarpages ect.). It did not hit all their machines but hit several. There was no available fix for this so people either went back to an older kernel or they used patches to fix it (we used a patch).


    A lot of these exploits are not really widespread within the few days that they are found. It hits hard when hosts who do not update their kernels get hit. So we're talking months later
     
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  3. newgenservices

    newgenservices Well-Known Member

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    #43
    Sad to see all this. It happens sometimes and no body likes it. It may be true that Jacob was not available on MSN for support when you needed but was that mode of support offered on their website at the time of your sign up? As of now i see their primary server itself down and can see they are working hard on it. Also i saw Jacob offering free 6 months hosting and as i can see from WHOIS, they are online from 2005 and can't be some one without any experience gathered in these years.

    If someone is still unconvinced or is at an emergency to have their website up, why not pack your bags and move to a *stable* host as someone mentioned earlier ? I can see these are not just the 1 month hosts which come and go every day.
     
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  4. Seaji

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    #44
    Ok but this has nothing to do with web hosting, I ordered a uTorrent WebUI
     
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    #45
    Man,my sites are down and i came to know your server got hacked.you remember i paid you 30$ via dynadot - paypal.Any security for my cash? or i'd remain as a loser?

    you are replying to my IMs and nothing :(

    shall i get a refund or up my sites!
     
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  6. Profit|Jacob

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    #46
    Hi Capburner.com. The servers have been restored. The new DNS is currently populating. Thank you for the patience.
     
    Profit|Jacob, Jul 5, 2008 IP
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    #47
    Thanks.lemme know the NS details plz
     
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    #48
    Our nameservers are:

    ns1.profithost.net
    ns2.profithost.net
     
    Profit|Jacob, Jul 6, 2008 IP
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    giddeon Well-Known Member

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    #49
    Hello,

    I have moved my web sites and I want to ask for a refund. I have paid $35 for 2 months of hosting . During this time the server was down twice and once was hacked. This is not normal.

    Also I have contact you using yoru web site and I have made a phone call -> fisrt time when the server was down.

    At least for me yoru service was BAD so please refund my money and improve yoru service in the future.
     
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    #50

    - Your payment was actually 35 $ for a years hosting, and only 2 months have been passed.

    We apologize for the problems and take full responsibility. You will receive your refund within the next 24 hours.

    Much regards,
     
    Profit|Jacob, Jul 7, 2008 IP
  11. sajidshabbir

    sajidshabbir Well-Known Member

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    #51


    Oh...
    Very bad to here that too much....

    I think that we should not do business on any Forums.
    Because when we restart any service or Server

    and check the forum than people send new thread that server is down....

    Its an machine and we also have to restart it.....

    and mostly people are paying $30 for an year

    That don't know that how much an Provider have to pay for an year.....

    No one good provider want that his services goes down and Jacob is also from those providers

    Its an Machine and we can just take care of that machine we don't did this that machine didn't go down for the whole life.....

    Or there comes no issue - its an machine and issue can occurred

    I ashamed on that Customers which don't take care of his provider.
     
    sajidshabbir, Jul 7, 2008 IP
  12. izwanmad

    izwanmad Banned

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    #52
    because customer is always right .. :D and you're the one that should take care of your customer... :cool:
     
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    #53
    Dont get this host. I suggest everybody get a refund who has hosting with profit, jacob contacted me, and wanted me to secure his servers but i said no, first 100$ payment each week for security on 3 servers, and he contacted my friend and he said 150$ if my friend fixes httptc my friend fixed it still more issue's with his server, Jacob never paid up the 150$ its been a week since he owes me 100$ and 4 days tat he owes my firend 150$.
    DO NOT GET THIS HOSTING! THIS IS A SCAM!
     
    HackersFirst, Jul 8, 2008 IP
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    #54
    DP please log this IP for us. This is the hacker wich attacked our servers several times.

    Moderators please log and block anyone affiliated to this person as he will try this at more companies. He first gets an account, then hacks, then offers help, then threatens again.
    He has NEVER worked with us and will never work for us. Please do something about this.

    Proof:

    http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showpost.php?p=8431979&postcount=7
     
    Profit|Jacob, Jul 8, 2008 IP
  15. calum

    calum Peon

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    #55
    I just think everyone in this thread should calm down.

    The servers got hacked, it can happy to any server in the world, just a year or so back all the hostgator servers got backed and displayed virus infected images on every website hostgator hosted.

    It looks like Jacob is trying to do is best to restore the sites and 6 months free hosting to the customers is great and Jacob obviously does care about his customers if he is footing several 6 month server bills while not charging customers.
     
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  16. Seaji

    Seaji Banned

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    #56
    Well, you guys asked for an update - and six days later I still have not yet received a refund
     
    Seaji, Jul 8, 2008 IP
  17. Cameron [NetXHosting]

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    #57
    As much as I would love to bash Jacob/ProfitHost, it's pretty obvious that he is in fact trying to do the right thing. He's being hacked, which happens to most big hosting companies now and then and he's trying to fix it and not just run away from it, or just leave it like most others would do.

    As for the refund, he seems a bit busy, maybe try asking again? ;)
     
    Cameron [NetXHosting], Jul 8, 2008 IP
  18. Seaji

    Seaji Banned

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    #58
    Mate, I couldn't begin to tell you how many times I have asked
     
    Seaji, Jul 8, 2008 IP
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    #59
    Send an email, asking strongly for a refund. He will probably send one.

    Wait 5 days, if not then open a dispute with whatever you paid by (cc, pp etc.)

    His servers were hacked, it has happened to everyone big. Hostgator, godaddy, all of them.
     
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  20. Seaji

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    #60
    Well Calum,

    His reason for not being able to refund me is because he hasn't setup his e-mail yet since being hacked and he can't activate his e-gold account because e-gold sends a PIN to the e-mail as a security check

    So that takes out the option of sending an e-mail

    Second, I paid by E-Gold - a completely anonymous payment method. There is no disputes - whats done is done

    He offered me about 36 hours ago to pay by paypal, I agreed and gave my address and he just stopped talking to me after that point altogether
     
    Seaji, Jul 9, 2008 IP