[dmention7]

www.mnmazda.com/index.html

There is a thread posted over at 247 about this as well(http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123732207)... but if anyone knows if there's a way to get around the redirect and access the actual site, please post it up.

 

[DrWebster]

Honestly, I'm not sure that there is even a way around the redirect. My MNMazda bookmark is for the main forums page, and when I try to go there I keep getting sent back to that notice. The text of the notice doesn't sound like something a scammer would write; the author is definitely local. We need to hear AJ's side of the story for sure, but I think it would be wise if we do not put any money into the "donation" (e.g. ransom) until we know exactly what's going on.

 

[mndsm]

I'm staying out of the public on this one. No sense getting into the middle.

 

[dmention7]

Yeah, it's not some random scammer for sure, but I have no idea really what to make of his story. AJ was aware of it, because he posted about it in the mod section earlier today, but it took a few hours to propagate through the DNSs apparently.

It just seems like there should be a way around it, since we were able to access the site until all the DNSs received the change and started pointing mnmazda.com to whatever server it's now pointing so--which seems to imply that the site is still on a server somewhere, ready to rock, but we're just being directed somewhere else. Then again, I've only got a crude understanding of that stuff, so who knows...


Also, apparently the owner of mitsustyle lives less than 2 blocks away on my street.

 

[mndsm]

Well, here's my theory. We all need to stay the hell out of this one. I guarantee whatever is going on, they all know where we came from, and the last thing we want to do is get caught up in it. For now, I suggest we let it marinate and let AJ handle his biz, and we keep it to private channels. I'm sure we can get this worked out in one fashion or another.

 

[dmention7]

I agree about leaving it alone (mostly because it sounds like only AJ actually knows WTF the deal is) but if there was some way to backdoor into mnmazda, I wouldn't be opposed to making that public knowledge either.

 

[DrWebster]

[quote author=dmention7 link=topic=134853.msg2901142#msg2901142 date=1233347018]It just seems like there should be a way around it, since we were able to access the site until all the DNSs received the change and started pointing mnmazda.com to whatever server it's now pointing so--which seems to imply that the site is still on a server somewhere, ready to rock, but we're just being directed somewhere else. Then again, I've only got a crude understanding of that stuff, so who knows...
[/quote]

If we can find out the IP address of the server MNMazda's being hosted on, then we can take DNS out of the picture.

 

[mndsm]

Hm. That could be a problem... unless you're smarter than me. Unfotunately whoever did this sounds like they're intelligent, and probably won't let an IP like that be made public.

 

[dmention7]

[quote author=DrWebster link=topic=134853.msg2901174#msg2901174 date=1233347643]
[quote author=dmention7 link=topic=134853.msg2901142#msg2901142 date=1233347018]It just seems like there should be a way around it, since we were able to access the site until all the DNSs received the change and started pointing mnmazda.com to whatever server it's now pointing so--which seems to imply that the site is still on a server somewhere, ready to rock, but we're just being directed somewhere else. Then again, I've only got a crude understanding of that stuff, so who knows...
[/quote]

If we can find out the IP address of the server MNMazda's being hosted on, then we can take DNS out of the picture.
[/quote]

I tried looking it up earlier, but the lookup sites appeared to already have the updated info. And sites that will show you a history of DNS entries seem to all need paid subscriptions. Oh well.


WTF! Someone has donated $3.50! lol

 

[DrWebster]

http://72.167.222.118/forum/index.php

Works.

 

[mndsm]

Nope.

 

[dmention7]

http://72.167.222.118/forum/index

If you click links, it's going to redirect you back to the "pirated" home page. But if you type in all links replacing "mnmazda.com" with "72.167.222.118" you can navigate.

EDIT: actually, it looks like the forum links don't refer to the domain, only relative to the root directory, so you can navigate just fine.

 

[mndsm]

That works.

 

[DrWebster]

Crisis averted, regular domain name works again now.

 

[SlickMZ3]

LOL.