Domain Registration Scam

Domain Registration Scam

Posted In the Scams/Spam/Phishing Category


If you receive a postal letter from Domain Registry please be warned that this is a scam that has been around for years, yet people keep falling for it. The letter looks official. It contains your domain name, your domain's expiration date, and it tells you in urgent language that it's time to renew it. And if you don't renew it...
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Latest email scam going around. Do not fall for this!

Latest email scam going around. Do not fall for this!

Posted In the Scams/Spam/Phishing Category


There's a new scam going around that is striking fear in everyone who receives the email. The subject line or body may include a password that you have probably used in the past. The sender says they have used that password to hack into your computer, install malware, and record video of you through your webcam. The "From" email address is...
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Know your Wordpress plugin and theme developers!

Know your Wordpress plugin and theme developers!

Posted In the Wordpress Category


Yikes! A prominent Wordpress theme and plugin company, Pipdig, was caught purposely adding malicious code into their themes and plugins. Many of their themes and plugins have been found to contain a remote kill switch that can destroy an entire web site's database at will. They also have a hidden and purposely obfuscated function that can...
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Wordpress Plugins Should Improve Your Site, Not Make It Slower

Wordpress Plugins Should Improve Your Site, Not Make It Slower

Posted In the Wordpress Category


The Wordpress plugin repository is home to thousands of plugins designed to add various features and functionality to a Wordpresss site. Most of these plugins are free but there are also thousands of premium plugins costing from ten dollars to hundreds of dollars each. With so many plugins one might want to add as many as possible so that our...
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Free SSL Certificates!

Free SSL Certificates!

Posted In the Security Category


Happy Dog is now offering free Domain Validated (DV) certificates for all of our Business Hosting and above accounts. We've contracted with Let's Encrypt to allow our customers to enjoy the benefits of a 100% SSL encrypted web site at no additional cost. Let's Encrypt supplies DV certificates with automatic renewal so you'll never have to worry...
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