Hostgator “Malware on your site (EIG company) Do A2 Hosting do this?

Anybody who use hostgator (which is part of the hostings which have been taken under the EIG Group), aswell as Sitelock, Hostgator, Bluehost are part of the hostings which have been taken under the EIG Group

Hostgator have emailed some customers with a "Malware on your site " (so you pay to fix it)
which have had complaints from people.

Some customers say it is a sneaky trick/scam on their part to try and squeeze money out of them