[July 10, 2018] Today we’re pushing out version 0.9.69 containing the following changes and improvements: Added the PhishTank database to our Domain Blacklist Monitoring system. If your domain comes back as being blacklisted by PhishTank, to see the blacklisting details you will need to follow this guide in your Blacklist Report: https://docs.hetrixtools.com/view-further-blacklisting-details-in-your-reports/ Added dnsbl.isx.fr RBL to […]
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[30 June & 01 July 2018] Uptime Monitoring – CloudFlare DNS Issues
[July 1, 2018] On 30 June 2018, our uptime monitoring system has sent out an unusually higher number of alerts due to multiple DNS failures, around the world, from the Google and CloudFlare DNS servers. The issues began at 10:56AM (EST), when most of our 12 uptime monitoring locations have started failing to resolve hostnames that […]
v0.9.68 – Changelog
[June 13, 2018] We’ve released version 0.9.68 which includes the following changes: Our Affiliate Program will now reward free extra monitors to both the affiliate and the referred user, in addition to the already existing 10% recurring commission. This way, you get benefits even from your referrals that choose not to upgrade to any of our paid […]
exitnodes.tor.dnsbl.sectoor.de & tor.dnsbl.sectoor.de – False Positives & Removed
[June 5, 2018] These 2 RBLs started issuing false positives, blacklisting everything: exitnodes.tor.dnsbl.sectoor.de tor.dnsbl.sectoor.de We have now removed them from our system. However, you may have received some false positive notifications regarding these 2 RBLs; you may safely ignore those notifications. The results in your blacklist monitoring reports will be corrected by our system, the […]
v0.9.67 – ‘Google Safe Browsing’ Blacklist Monitoring
[June 3, 2018] We’ve integrated ‘Google Safe Browsing’ into our Blacklist Monitoring system, so from now on all of your domains will be checked against the Safe Browsing blacklists: THREAT_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED MALWARE SOCIAL_ENGINEERING UNWANTED_SOFTWARE POTENTIALLY_HARMFUL_APPLICATION This feature is available for all of our users, regardless of the packages they are on (free or paid). The checks […]
v0.9.66 – Location Fails Warning
[May 30, 2018] In version 0.9.66, we’re introducing the `Location Fails Warning` which allows you to configure an Uptime Monitor to warn you if some of our monitoring locations start encountering issues reaching your monitored target. This feature can be used for those very important/critical/sensitive Uptime Monitors, where you wish to be alerted of all the […]
dnsbl.inps.de – Removed from our system
[May 29,2018] IPv4 RBL dnsbl.inps.de has been removed from our system, as they have decided to discontinue the RBL project for the time being. For more info, please see: http://dnsbl.inps.de All IPs currently listed on this RBL will appear as being delisted during the next time your monitors are checked.
3 Year Anniversary Giveaway [3x $100 Account Credit + Extra Monitors For Everyone]
[May 17, 2018] This May marks 3 years since we’ve opened our platform to the public, and what better way to celebrate this occasion than with a Twitter giveaway for anyone who will participate. The giveaway will last from 21 to 31 May 2018. The exact details of how to participate will be made public on our […]
Changes to our Uptime Monitoring Network
[May 8, 2018] If you have not whitelisted our Uptime Monitoring IPs in your firewall, then no further action is needed on your part, and you can safely ignore the rest of this announcement. However, if you did whitelist our IPs in your firewall, then please make the necessary adjustments. The following changes will take […]
v0.9.65 – Changelog
[May 6, 2018] We’ve worked on some interface improvements and ease of access implementations. Here’s the version 0.9.65 Changelog: You can now modify the SSL/Domain Expiration and Nameservers Change Detection warnings for multiple Uptime Monitors at once, making it very easy to manage a large number of monitored websites (view documentation). You can now also modify […]