How do I stop people from being redirected from my organization's website to another with a similar address and copied content (not a problem on IE or Chrome)?
My organization's website is: www.wallingfordseniors.org
Many people when using Firefox are being redirected to another website (www.wallingfordsseniors.org) which has lifted our content verbatim. Even when typing in our address, people get sent to the other one. This other website is being operated by an unknown entity and the hosting company has no contact information we can find to send a DMCA violation letter to. Anyway to keep people from going to the other site? For now all the links are the same but we are concerned that they will mess with our link to submit donations and route money to themselves with our donors thinking they are giving to us. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
-Javier
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It depends on how it's happening. For example:
- DNS Server glitch (OS or router level): however, you would expect the same result in all browsers
- Custom DNS/proxy setting in Firefox - users can check their connection settings as described in this article: Advanced panel - Accessibility, browsing, network, updates, and other advanced settings in Firefox (network mini-tab under Advanced settings)
- Non-default search engine plugin -- if the user puts a space in the domain -- that doesn't display search results normally: user can make sure Google is selected
- Hijacked by a browser extension: user can try Firefox's Safe Mode
- Redirect hacked into your website (in .htaccess or a PHP/JSP/ASPX file under certain circumstances)
Once the wrong address is in Firefox's history, for example from making a typo once, users may find it hard to notice the difference when given autocomplete suggestions.
Hopefully you can track it down.
By the way, are you saying that when you contact abuse@petaexpress.com (contact address listed for IP address 137.175.95.228) they won't help you?
Using an online DIG returned that IP address:
;; ANSWER SECTION: www.WALLINGFORDSSENIORS.ORG. 28800 IN CNAME laowai13.ip999.info. laowai13.ip999.info. 3563 IN A 137.175.95.228
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