I have tried quite a few hosting companies and this one is the best of them all in my opinion.
Shared hosting plan has best ddos protection, also l2 website does not require VPS. They also offer dedicated servers with specific traffic filtering but you need to ask for a quote.
Anyhow.. here's link to their website: http://ddoshostingsolutions.com/
+ ddos protection (can be quickly upgraded)
+ fast ticket support
+ linux w/ apache supporint mssql connection
+ tcp synack cookies
+ fast response time
- live chat is rarly online (but ticket support is really quick)
IMPORTANT:
Before you buy ask them for 50% discount coupon (you get 50% discount for first payment.. even if you take for a year - regular for example 300$, with the coupon it's 150$).