SiteLock HostGator scam is as real as it gets. I have 20 hosting accounts running WordPress websites. Eight (8) with HostGator, 10 with GoDaddy and 2 with WebHostingPad. They are all running the same version of WordPress. All 8 accounts with HostGator have been compromised while ZERO (0) with the other 12.
I constantly get extortion emails from SiteLock (Hostgator's partner). HostGator shuts my server off, and SiteLock imposes high-pressure sales tactics to try and get me to pay so Hostgator will turn my service back on. It is unbelievable! This has happened with all 8 of my accounts at HostGator several times.
HostGator gets so many calls complaining so they won't even pick up the telephone. Trying to get technical support from an individual over the phone from HostGator is futile. At best you will be on hold for at least an hour. I have been on hold for over 2 hours waiting. HostGator is a really bad hosting provider.
This company went wrong shortly after Brent Oxley sold out to Endurance International Group. HostGator is as bad as it gets! A class action lawyer would clean up if he ever brought a suit against Endurance International Group for what they are doing. One thing is for certain, the class action attorney would not be short of victims, just Google HostGator SiteLock scam.
This same shakedown tactic is done with all Endurance International Group properties. They include:
2slick.com
AccountSupport
Arvixe LLC
A Small Orange
ApolloHosting
AppMachine
Berry Information Systems
BigRock
BizLand
BlueBoxInternet
BlueDomino
Bluehost
BuyDomains
CirtexHosting
Constant Contact
Directi
Dollar2Host
Domain.com
DomainHost
Dot5Hosting
Dotster
easyCGI
eHost
EmailBrain
EntryHost
Escalate Internet
FastDomain
FatCow
FreeYellow
Garin IT Solutions Co.
Garin Technologies
Glob@
Homestead
HostCentric
HostClear
HostGator
HostNine
HostMonster
HostV VPS
hostwithmenow.com
HostYourSite.com
HyperMart
IMOutdoors
Intuit Websites
iPage
IPOWER/iPowerWeb
IX Web Hosting
JustHost
LogicBoxes
MojoMarketplace
MyDomain
MyResellerHome
MySocialSuite
NetFirms
Networks Web Hosting
Nexx
PowWeb
PublicDomainRegistry
PureHost
ReadyHosting.com
ResellerClub
Saba-Pro
SEO Gears
SEO Hosting
SEO Web Hosting
Site5
Southeast Web
SpeedHost
Spertly
StartLogic
SuperGreen Hosting
Typepad
Unified Layer
USANetHosting
vDeck
Verio
VirtualAvenue
VPSLink
Webzai Ltd.
WebHost4Life
webhosting.info
Webstrike Solutions
Xeran
YourWebHosting
Insiders working behind the scenes are about to flip on SiteLock and Endurance International. They will be exposed for this fraud very soon.
If you are considering hosting a website, stay away from HostGator & BlueHost. SiteLock & Endurance International will make your life Hell.
Again, if you have any question, simply do a quick Google search on "HostGator SiteLock scam" or "BlueHost SiteLock scam" and read for yourself.