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Email:
Telephone UK:
+44 (0)20 8123 2026
Telephone Finland:
+358 (0)9 2316 3759
Postal address:
W2-S Internet Services
10 Valentine Way
Chalfont St. Giles
HP8 4JB
United Kingdom
(Visitors by appointment only)
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SYSTEM STATUS AND HOSTING NEWS
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26 Aug 2011
Fri | | Domain Renewal Group letters
The Domain Renewal Group (and various similar companies such as Domain Registry of America) have been sending out a lot of letters recently to our clients with .com, .net and .org domains. Their "courtesy" letters are made to look like renewal invoices or bills but are actually forms for transferring the domains away from your current supplier. Our clients are free to move their domains away from us at any time but you should be aware that the renewal fees charged by these companies are usually much higher than what we would charge so we wouldn't recommend it. You also have to question their unethical methods to have you transfer your domain to them.
If you bought your domain through W2-S Internet Services then you can safely bin these domain notices. Just google "Domain Renewal Group" if you want to see what other people think of these letters. If in doubt please contact us. | | 11 Feb 2011
Fri | | Fake mails alert
We're seeing an increase in fake mails again from criminals trying to steal your web hosting passwords. These emails should be ignored and deleted.
Example message:
Subject: Your your-domain.com account information has changed
New secret questions were added to your your-domain.com account.
To ensure that your account information remains accurate and secure we notify you whenever this information changes.
This change request was made on [a random date]
If the changes described above are accurate, no further action is needed. If anything doesn't look right, follow the link below to make changes:
[link to a fake site requesting your login details]
Regards,
your-domain.com Account Services
All genuine emails sent by W2-S Internet Services come from w2s.net and usually refer to you personally by name and will have the proper contact details in the email's signature. Keep your login details secure. | | 13 Jan 2010
Wed | | Spoof "mailing service" emails alert
Please be aware that recently there has been a sharp increase in fake emails suggesting that your "mailing service" has had a security upgrade. These emails then usually ask the user to click on a link to apply the new settings. The link itself is spoofed to look like it is from your own domain (or ours), usually in the form of http://your-domain.com/owa/service_directory/settings.php?email=you@your-domain.com, but is actually linking to an externally compromised host that we have no control over. The emails usually end along the lines of "Best regards, your-domain.com Technical Support," where your-domain.com is your actual domain.
Please note these emails are fake and designed to trick the user into logging on to a phishing site or compromise your computer. Please delete these emails and DO NOT click on the link or submit any login information to a 3rd party. If you think you have submitted your login details via one of these emails please change your email and FTP passwords as soon as possible via your site's control panel and contact us.
All genuine emails sent by W2-S Internet Services come from w2s.net and usually refer to you personally by name and will have the proper contact details in the email's signature. | |
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