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13 Apr

Global Brute Force Floor Attack on WordPress Sites

As I write this article, there is an on going and highly distributed, global attack on WordPress installations across virtually every web host in existence! This attack is well organized and again very, very distributed. The attack can be called as “brute-force” attack as well. Due to the nature of the attack, memory consumption on targeted servers has increased. In certain cases, this has resulted in degradation of performance!

At this moment, we highly recommend you log into any WordPress installation you have and change the password to something that meets the security requirements specified on the WordPress website.  These requirements are fairly typical of a secure password: upper and lowercase letters, at least eight characters long, and including “special” characters (^%$#&@*).

The main force of this attack began last week, then slightly died off, before picking back up again yesterday morning.  No one knows when it will end. TetraHost started a thread on a popular forum where web host owner’s is sharing their experience with the attack and solutions. Here is the thread.

We are taking several steps to mitigate this attack throughout our server farm, but in the same breath it is true that in cases like this there is only so much that can actually be done. Again, this is a global issue affecting all web hosts. Our hope is that this attack ends soon, but it is a reminder that we must all take account security very seriously.

To ensure that your customers’ websites are secure and safeguarded from this attack, we recommend the following blog article and apply the security protection ASAP:

http://blog.tetrahostbd.com/2012/01/31/wordpress-protection

Other ways of Hardening a WordPress installation are shared here at:

http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress

The TetraHost support team has been hard at work with fighting the situation! We’ve taken proactive steps to reduce the impact of this event. We thank you for your patience.

Having trouble? You can always file a ticket at support@tetrahostbd.com.

19 Oct

New cPanel & WHM – Version 11.34

cPanel Inc. announced the release of version 11.34 of cPanel & WHM software on 15th OCT and today we have the latest cPanel installed in all our servers. The new version has a new WHM interface which is very likable and loads very fast.

New features:

  • A brand new User Interface for WHM, which brings a slick new look and easier functionality, as demonstrated at the recent cPanel Conference.
  • Web Disk support has been updated for Windows Vista, 7 & 8, and Mountain Lion. In addition to the Web Disk support update, we will soon be releasing Android and iOS clients.
  • Email client auto configuration utilities have been updated to support the latest mail clients, as well as added support for Mountain Lion.
  • Email Archiving makes its appearance in 11.34, so email users now have the option to more efficiently track, store, and access email with our vastly improved email tracking, and message retrieval, to the Mail Delivery Reports functionality we recently delivered.
  • In addition, we overhauled the service monitoring system to provide better notifications, and improved the robustness of the automatic repair feature.
  • New Hooks Management interface built into WHM.
  • Feature Showcase page of WHM will alert you at login to any recent changes made by upgrading cPanel & WHM.

Reseller can see the new WHM interface by login to their WHM. We have already run few test and cPanel/WHM is working fine. Do let us know via ticket if you face any issue.

09 Sep

WHMSonic – Radio Hosting Panel Updated

Wow! The new WHMSonic Panel, it looks awesome and comes with lot more feature! Yes, the script is updated and all our client radio panel is updated to latest version. You can check the new version by login to your cPanel >> WHMSonic
ShoutCast Admin Pro. Currently the script is running WHMSonic v2.1.1

Message from WHMSonic:

Many new features direct from your requests with hundreds of tweaks and improvements. It was somehow hard to write every new feature and changes to software, the following list is only highlighted changes and fixes. There are several other new and sub features under the following new features and fixes.

We are very proud to present WHMSonic v2.1; Almost everything you know about WHMSonic software has changed. We have re-coded and re-designed the software completely and we have spent time approximately 2 years on the development, we worked hard together and at the end we brought you amazing and unique new features which are not done ever before, of couse with our “professional but easy to use” policy.

To do list for the radio clients:

1.) If you have an AutoDJ setup from the old version, login to your cPanel WHMSonic and click “Update Required” button on your “AutoDJ Management” page. This will automatically update your AutoDJ without changing your mp3 base and it will create a playlist for your current mp3 base. This will be done within a few seconds or minutes depending on number of mp3 files under the current mp3 base. You can then manage your playlist under the playlist manager with a powerful playlist manager.

2.) WHMSonic requires a playlist before AutoDJ creation now. You can create a playlist under the “Playlist Manager” of your cPanel WHMSonic. You can easily upload music files to your playlist mp3 base which is shown on the playlist page by using “upload music files” button under the playlist manager. Internal radio clients can also use FTP to upload.

3) IMPORTANT: If you are an external radio client, be aware that this version has terminated/removed the FTP features. You have now better upload feature under the “Playlist Manager” >> “Upload Music Files” button. It is a multiple upload feature, you can select multiple songs by holding CTRL key. It will upload your mp3 files and will add them on your playlist, then you can manage your playlist.

For all radio clients, you may watch this tutorial video on how to create an autodj and playlist + ftp and reload playlist function + external radio clients upload new music and autodj creation, Click Here to watch the tutorial video

If you face any issue with your panel, please contact our support desk via email or give us a call.

Enjoy the new version!

03 Sep

TetraHost Welcome Attracta! The Free SEO Tools Available on every cPanel!

Today, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is imperative to give your business the exposure it needs to be successful and allows potential customers to find you easily online. Having Search Engine Optimization will bring more direct hits to your website. More exposure means increased customers, increased sales and increased business success for you.

TetraHost Hosting knows how important it is to have your business website online with easy accessibility for potential customers. That is why TetraHost Hosting has now included Attracta, the Search Engine Optimization plug-in that allows you to apply SEO related techniques to your website directly and quickly. You will find this plug-in in your cPanel, in the section called Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Tools, The World’s Largest SEO Service.. It is absolutely free and their is no need to have great knowledge to maintaining it.

Feature :

  • Guaranteed Inclusion in Google, Yahoo! and Bing
  • Get Listed in the Powerful Attracta Directory
  • Easily Scan for Malware and Google Blacklisting
  • Improve Your Search Ranking with In-Depth SEO Tips and Videos
  • Used by more websites than any other SEO Tools

The Attracta SEO plug-in will optimize and send your website to the top of the Google, Yahoo and Bing. Attracta comes with many features and tools to ensure your website is visible and reachable online.

  • We crawl your website finding all of its pages, including pages that can’t be found by search engines’ crawlers, to create an XML Sitemap and SEO dashboard report.
  • We submit your XML Sitemap directly to the XML interface of major search engines such as Google, Yahoo!, Bing and Ask— plus help you find and fix SEO errors.
  • The search engines use your XML Sitemap to drive more qualified traffic to your site by indexing more pages in search results.

Question: How can i use it?

  • Login to the cPanel
  • Go to “Update Contact Info”
  • Here please check the email address and set the correct one that you want to use with your Attracta Account
  • Once you set the email properly, Go to SEO and Marketing Tools
  • Click on any icon and Agree the Attracta Terms & Conditions
  • As soon as you accept their TOS, your account will be created and details will be emailed to you
  • That is it! You are ON with your Attracta SEO Account!

Your competitors are on the Google™ map. Are you?

60% of households no longer use the Yellow Pages
82% of consumers search online for local products and services
Over 60% of local searches result in a sale!

TetraHost Hosting, the only web hosting service you need for today… to secure success and prosperity with your business tomorrow. Almost 2.5 Million website is using the Attracta SEO Plugin tool! Get your SEO enabled web hosting NOW!

13 Jul

PHP Upgrade to Version 5.3.x

We upgraded PHP in the Grid from 5.3.13 to the latest release, 5.3.14. This new release patches several security vulnerabilities existing in 5.3.13. Please note, the PHP development team already declared End of live for version 5.3.13. Here’s what the PHP development team says about this update:

The PHP development team would like to announce the immediate availability of PHP 5.4.4 and PHP 5.3.14. All users of PHP are encouraged to upgrade to PHP 5.4.4 or PHP 5.3.14.

The release fixes multiple security issues: A weakness in the DES implementation of crypt and a heap overflow issue in the phar extension

PHP 5.4.4 and PHP 5.3.14 fixes over 30 bugs. Please note that the use of php://fd streams is now restricted to the CLI SAPI

For source downloads of PHP 5.4.4 and PHP 5.3.14 please visit our downloads page, Windows binaries can be found onwindows.php.net/download/. The list of changes are recorded in the ChangeLog.

For a full list of changes between 5.3.13 and 5.3.14, visit php.net.

While this small upgrade should not present problems for most websites, this will cause some minor compatibility issues mainly with those client who have not kept your software updated in the past.

We highly recommend that you update any PHP scripts you are running such as WordPress, vBulletin, Joomla, etc. We always recommend you stay up to date most importantly for security reasons.

As always, let us know if you have any issues resulting from this upgrade by contacting our support desk. You can reach the support desk by sending email to support@tetrahostbd.com

18 Jan

Server Upgrade

As you know already, our main server which is “hera.ihostman.com” will be moved to a better hardware. We have already ordered the new server from our Datacenter which is Softlayer, USA. The new server physical location is Texas, Dallas. We have chosen Dallas location because the connectivity from Bangladesh is fast then any other location. We will inform you about the new Server Configuration very soon via our blog post.

We are expecting to start the transfer process from 20th January, 2012 at mid-night 12.00 AM(GMT +6). Please note, We do not expect any downtime during the transfer process. We will take every steps to keep all our client account up and running smoothly/properly.

To make the process faster, we may take down the following two service for 24-48 hour:

1. cPanel
2. FTP Server

So, while both the service set to down, user will not be able to access cPanel or upload any file to server using FTP. It is also recommended not to update any site while we ran the transfer process to avoid any file missing issue. Please note again, HTTP service or Web Access will stay up during this process.

We are expecting to complete the transfer process in 24hours time. As soon as the transfer process is completed, we will update the DNS Server.

*** Update regarding the transfer process will be informed via our blog post.

We hope to have your full co-operation during the transfer process.

 

Regards,
NOC, TetraHost

31 Dec

New Service Plan

We are very pleased to announce that, effective from January 1, 2012, we will be offering all new plans. Its time to have more space on less price. All the offers are valid for both new and old client. Our existing client will be able to enjoy their current plans as long as they want. If anyone want to switch their account to a newer plan, please throw us with a sales ticket at sales@tetrahostbd.com

### New offers at a Glance:

Web Hosting:

Package Name: Planet – 1
Quota: 1000 MB
Bandwidth: 20000 MB
Price: 1200

Package Name: Planet – 2
Quota: 2000 MB
Bandwidth: 40000 MB
Price: 1800

Package Name: Planet – 3
Quota: 3000 MB
Bandwidth: 60000 MB
Price: 2400

Package Name: Planet – 4
Quota: 5000 MB
Bandwidth: 100000 MB
Price: 3000

Details information available at: http://www.tetrahostbd.com/hosting.html

Reseller Hosting:

Package Name: Earth – 1
Quota: 15000 MB
Bandwidth: 300000 MB
Price: 7000

Package Name: Earth – 2
Quota: 20000 MB
Bandwidth: 400000 MB
Price: 9000

Package Name: Earth – 3
Quota: 30000 MB
Bandwidth: 600000 MB
Price: 12000

Package Name: Earth – 4
Quota: 50000 MB
Bandwidth: 1000000 MB
Price: 16000

Details information available at: http://www.tetrahostbd.com/reseller.html

Radio Hosting:

Package Name: Radio – 128
User Limit: 128
Bitrate Limit: 32
Quota: 1000 MB
Bandwidth: 20000 MB
Price: 7000

Package Name: Radio – 256
User Limit: 256
Bitrate Limit: 32
Quota: 2000 MB
Bandwidth: 40000 MB
Price: 10000

Package Name: Radio – 512
User Limit: 512
Bitrate Limit: 32
Quota: 3000 MB
Bandwidth: 60000 MB
Price: 15000

Package Name: Radio – 999
User Limit: 999
Bitrate Limit: 32
Quota: 5000 MB
Bandwidth: 100000 MB
Price: 25000

Details information available at: http://www.tetrahostbd.com/radio.html

 

Best Regards,

Sales Desk, TetraHost.

 

26 Dec

Price increase for .COM & .NET domains!

Few days ago, we were notified by our mother domain registrar that, VeriSign, Inc. will be increasing the cost to register .com and .net TLD’s effective from January 15, 2012. Here is part of the announcement:

DULLES, VA — (MARKET WIRE) — 07/14/11 — VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world, today announced, effective Jan. 15, 2012, an increase in registry domain name fees for .com and .net, per its agreements with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

This will be the third price increase, by Verisign, in the last few years. Adding to this, recently the USD Dollar Rate has increased significantly as well. A few month ago it was 70tk per USD but currently it is something around 80tk per USD.

Up until now, we have absorbed the cost of these price increases, however, we can no longer continue to absorb these price increases. We were trying to manage it within ourselves but with both Verisign Price increase and USD Dollar Rate increase we are forced to increase our Domain Registration cost for .COM and .NET

We would also like to mention that we are not going to increase the price heavily at all. Our price will remain same on USD rate which is 10$ but in BDT the price would be 800tk(previously it was 700tk). Effective from January 14, 2012, all existing domain registrations maintained by TetraHostbd.com will increase to the new rate of BDT 800tk/year per domain for .COM and .NET. The new price will be applicable for both, single and multiple(Domain Reseller) domain registration.

Thank you for your understanding. If you have any questions about this notice, please do not hesitate to reply this blog post.

Regards,

Ashraful Insan (Rony)
Sr. Systems Administrator
TetraHost Bangladesh

07 Jul

Atmail is now available at TetraHost!

AtMail, the most advance open source webmail client is available now at TetraHost. All Email user will now be able to use AtMail by login to their webmail. AtMail is an open source webmail client for IMAP mail servers. It utilizes Ajax to deliver an intuitive, simple user interface. The interface is very attractive with more powerful features which will give users more reason to use Webmail client!

AtMail at Webmail View:

Inside view of AtMail:

28 Feb

TetraHost’s Facebook Page!

TetraHost has finally setup a Facebook account! We really like when people follow us and “like” us. It’s just another venue for us to really stay in touch and communicate with our users. Please Follow us and like us! We can be found at http://www.facebook.com/TetraHost

We will be posting some great specials/promotions for current clients and new clients. Also we will try to keep you updated weekly about the new and exciting things happening at TetraHost.