BodhiD
Registered User
Hi Brothers,
I know this is a long shot, but I need help/advice if anyone has any.
I rarely join online forums, but joined this one and have enjoyed it thus far. Over the weekend I had Myfreemasonry.com opened and signed in on my pc for a day or two. At some point I came back to it, and the page was displaying a different page or something (my memory is vague--did not think much of it). Now I cannot access this forum/webpage--and only this webpage--on my home pc (I'm on a different device presently).
Details:
-I was using Firefox Browser
-When I try to access www.Myfreemasonry.com, the address changes to ww9.www.myfreemasonry.com, then redirects to zerodirect1.com, which appears to be redirection malware site.
-This happens on any browser I use (IE, Chrome or Firefox), not just the original browser
-I uninstalled Firefox after trying to reset all settings since that didn't help; it still happens on other browsers
-I have several browser monitoring programs & virus programs (Adaware, Iolo System Mechanic, MSoft Security Essentials), but they didn't catch this
-I installed Malwarebytes, which detected 3 "PUPs" (possible unwanted program?), which I quarantined and removed, but I still have the problem.
-Malwarebytes, as a safety mechanism, now prevents my browser from going to the redirected page, but that indicates I still have the malware affecting my system
-I did system restore twice, but that did not help, and Windows had only backed me up from 9/26--possibly after the malware got in
-I did NOT install any suspicious software or click on any suspicious .exe files or links; just came back to my pc and found the page affected. There are no unknown programs I can remove via Windows control panel.
So I'm wondering if anyone has had a similar issue; if anyone has any further advice or experience. I'm on Windows 7 64-bit; since they are offering a free upgrade to Win10, does anyone think that will solve the issue? I've never seen such a persistent issue, which I guess is affecting the directory or something. I'm not highly tech savvy, just kind of middling.
I'm not so worried about not being able to access this site (no offense--but I have other devices); but I am worried about the security of my PC from an ID theft standpoint.
Any advice or experience would be appreciated; especially any insight on why in the world it may only be affecting my access to this site.
I know this is a long shot, but I need help/advice if anyone has any.
I rarely join online forums, but joined this one and have enjoyed it thus far. Over the weekend I had Myfreemasonry.com opened and signed in on my pc for a day or two. At some point I came back to it, and the page was displaying a different page or something (my memory is vague--did not think much of it). Now I cannot access this forum/webpage--and only this webpage--on my home pc (I'm on a different device presently).
Details:
-I was using Firefox Browser
-When I try to access www.Myfreemasonry.com, the address changes to ww9.www.myfreemasonry.com, then redirects to zerodirect1.com, which appears to be redirection malware site.
-This happens on any browser I use (IE, Chrome or Firefox), not just the original browser
-I uninstalled Firefox after trying to reset all settings since that didn't help; it still happens on other browsers
-I have several browser monitoring programs & virus programs (Adaware, Iolo System Mechanic, MSoft Security Essentials), but they didn't catch this
-I installed Malwarebytes, which detected 3 "PUPs" (possible unwanted program?), which I quarantined and removed, but I still have the problem.
-Malwarebytes, as a safety mechanism, now prevents my browser from going to the redirected page, but that indicates I still have the malware affecting my system
-I did system restore twice, but that did not help, and Windows had only backed me up from 9/26--possibly after the malware got in
-I did NOT install any suspicious software or click on any suspicious .exe files or links; just came back to my pc and found the page affected. There are no unknown programs I can remove via Windows control panel.
So I'm wondering if anyone has had a similar issue; if anyone has any further advice or experience. I'm on Windows 7 64-bit; since they are offering a free upgrade to Win10, does anyone think that will solve the issue? I've never seen such a persistent issue, which I guess is affecting the directory or something. I'm not highly tech savvy, just kind of middling.
I'm not so worried about not being able to access this site (no offense--but I have other devices); but I am worried about the security of my PC from an ID theft standpoint.
Any advice or experience would be appreciated; especially any insight on why in the world it may only be affecting my access to this site.