| Developer(s) | Lxcenter |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 2.0 |
| Platform | Linux |
| Type | Virtualization Manager |
| License | AGPL-V3 |
| Website | lxcenter.org |
HyperVM is a multi-tiered, multi-server, multi-virtualization software product allowing a VPS vendor to provision, manage and delegate Xen or OpenVZ based virtual private servers. HyperVM also comes integrated with Kloxo hosting control panel which means that, using HyperVM, the provider can deploy a full fledged web hosting system out-of-the-box. HyperVM also allows users to manage VPS' across multiple servers transparently: it provides a mechanism to manage their networking configuration (IP address, gateway) from the control panel itself, and has a full-fledged IP address pool to facilitate large scale management.
HyperVM is tightly integrated with Kloxo, and all Kloxo functions can be accessed from HyperVM without needing to log into Kloxo.
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According to the British IT news portal The Register, the company's founder, K. T. Ligesh committed suicide on 8 June 2009 after he lost a large bid to a competitor[1] and the HyperVM/Kloxo software was apparently exploited [2] in a massive attack at the British VAserv budget webhosting company. Criminals using a computer deleted the content of 100,000 hosted websites in one go, after gaining root access to the system.[3]
However, the attacker(s) posted their method of attack on a popular webhosting forum, stating that they gained access by the owner's poor choice of passwords and password reuse, and not by any bugs in HyperVM.
It was later found out that the owner's gmail account had been broken into, which is where he stored his passwords.
It has since been determined that the vulnerabilities believed to have been existent at the time of Ligesh's death were in fact patched prior to his death. Most of the vulnerabilities discovered since then have either been patched or are currently being patched.
Mr. Ligesh had long standing personal issues following his mother's suicide 5 years ago.[4][5][6]
It was announced on July 10, 2009 that Kloxo and HyperVM would be continued as open source software.
You may download the source code via GIT.[7]
You may download the source code via SVN.[8]
svn checkout http://svn.lxcenter.org/svn/kloxosvn checkout http://svn.lxcenter.org/svn/lxadmin (EndOfLife Do not use it)svn checkout http://svn.lxcenter.org/svn/client (Website of client.lxlabs.com)