Comments on: 000webhost.com trying to install malware https://grey-panther.net/2009/01/000webhost-com-trying-to-install-malware.html Just another WordPress site Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:43:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: kirb https://grey-panther.net/2009/01/000webhost-com-trying-to-install-malware.html#comment-200 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:43:33 +0000 https://grey-panther.net/?p=482#comment-200 000webhost.com seems to have lowed down on the malware. BUT their 404 error site (error.000webhost.com) contains banner ads, which one day i accidentally clicked and downloaded malware!!
Lucky I yanked out my network connection before any harm was done and got Symantec to remove it.
I contacted them to remove the ads. Then they changed the address to err.000webhost.com but the ads didnt stop!! So i urge everyone to stay away from them at all costs.
If you want to take the plunge and use them anyway do so on a pc with good anti virus, Windows 7 or Vista and update your virus scanner every morning.

]]> By: Sandy https://grey-panther.net/2009/01/000webhost-com-trying-to-install-malware.html#comment-228 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:10:40 +0000 https://grey-panther.net/?p=482#comment-228 I was burned by 000webhost too.
I have posted a detailed description of my experience with them: here
This people are unbelievable. If you read their ads, they make themselves look like the best host around, feature-wise at least. But as soon as you subscribe, you realize, that it is all a lie. Nothing they promise you works as adertised, and if you try to complain, they will just say oh well, what did you expect for free…
Backups do not work, even ftp does not. So, you cannot get anything out of the website. If it is collecting any kind of data from the users, you will never be able to get it.
If your traffic is too low, they cancel your account for inactivity. If it is too high (well, "high" being like 100 hits per day), they'll claim that it strains their servers, and still cancel it.
And when they cancel it, they will right away destroy all the data, even in the backups (which I doubt they even make actually), and you won't be able to get anything back from them. And if you ask them, you get the standard reply: "well … what did you expect for free?".

]]> By: steve https://grey-panther.net/2009/01/000webhost-com-trying-to-install-malware.html#comment-239 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:48:41 +0000 https://grey-panther.net/?p=482#comment-239 000webhost no longer make you run ip_confirm.exe

BUT i can confirm that their affiliate scheme is a scam, ie, you never get paid.

pity they persist with these deceptive ways, as otherwise the webhost is good, particularly considering the price!

]]> By: Anonymous https://grey-panther.net/2009/01/000webhost-com-trying-to-install-malware.html#comment-261 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:46:07 +0000 https://grey-panther.net/?p=482#comment-261 000webhost are awful, they cancelled my account and just told me i didnt adhear to the T&C when I did.

]]> By: Anonymous https://grey-panther.net/2009/01/000webhost-com-trying-to-install-malware.html#comment-273 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:18:56 +0000 https://grey-panther.net/?p=482#comment-273 Seems like I'm way behind on this, but just to keep the warnings coming-they are still in business and still running all of the same crap. Also, I signed up just to use Fantastico, which they claim they offer on their site. I have a paid site elsewhere, but they won't let me install WordPress, so I thought I'd save $$ and do it on this 00webhost…Well once I signed up and tried to use Fantastico they informed me that the "autoinstaller" was being "upgraded". I then told them they were FOS, that Fantastico was 3rd party software and THEY CAN'T upgrade it. They just replied again that it was broken-so I told them to cancel my account. I am reporting them to Google-hope you all did the same.

]]> By: Denver https://grey-panther.net/2009/01/000webhost-com-trying-to-install-malware.html#comment-287 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:49:17 +0000 https://grey-panther.net/?p=482#comment-287 I think they took down the ip confirm things now.

]]> By: Anonymous https://grey-panther.net/2009/01/000webhost-com-trying-to-install-malware.html#comment-302 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:21:00 +0000 https://grey-panther.net/?p=482#comment-302 I decided to try 000webhost.com out just to see if I could save a couple of bucks. What a total waste of time!

Slow ftp, slow or incomplete page loads, mysql unresponsive, etc, etc, etc. Does anyone's email work via this service, or is it just mine that won't work?

I've tried to get support, but that was also a waste of time. And, when I continued to seek assistance my account and files were deleted.

Total waste of time.

]]> By: Anonymous https://grey-panther.net/2009/01/000webhost-com-trying-to-install-malware.html#comment-308 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:05:13 +0000 https://grey-panther.net/?p=482#comment-308 thx for the info, it is really help a lot…

]]> By: Cd-MaN https://grey-panther.net/2009/01/000webhost-com-trying-to-install-malware.html#comment-373 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:46:40 +0000 https://grey-panther.net/?p=482#comment-373 One credible source seems to be the following: http://www.phpclasses.org/hosting/

Unfortunately they don't have any free plans listed, but they have some very low cost plans (starting from 0.90 USD/month).

]]> By: abidin https://grey-panther.net/2009/01/000webhost-com-trying-to-install-malware.html#comment-376 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:19:23 +0000 https://grey-panther.net/?p=482#comment-376 So, where's the safe one to get free hosting?

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