Difference between revisions of "The website loads but is unrecognisable - it looks like another site"
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|Scenario Task Parent=A website I am trying to access is unreachable | |Scenario Task Parent=A website I am trying to access is unreachable | ||
|Scenario Task Type=Censorship | |Scenario Task Type=Censorship | ||
| − | |Scenario Task Description=If you're sure that the website | + | |Scenario Task Description=If you're sure that the website address is correctly typed, then three possibilities remain for it appearing as a different site altogether. |
| − | # It's been hacked and | + | # It's been hacked and its contents have been replaced with what you see now. |
| − | # The website's DNS account was hacked and is now redirecting you to another IP address | + | # The website's DNS account was hacked and is now redirecting you to another IP address. |
| − | # You are witnessing a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNS_spoofing DNS poisoning] attack. To avoid this circumstance, use [[I want to be anonymous when browsing the web|anonymity | + | # You are witnessing a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNS_spoofing DNS poisoning] attack. To avoid this circumstance, use [[I want to be anonymous when browsing the web|an anonymity network or a VPN]]. |
You may also want to try searching through various online cache repositories that take a historical snapshot of various sites, including [http://cachedview.com/ Cached View] and the Internet Archive's [https://archive.org/web/ Wayback machine]. | You may also want to try searching through various online cache repositories that take a historical snapshot of various sites, including [http://cachedview.com/ Cached View] and the Internet Archive's [https://archive.org/web/ Wayback machine]. | ||
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Revision as of 11:00, 20 November 2015
If you're sure that the website address is correctly typed, then three possibilities remain for it appearing as a different site altogether.
- It's been hacked and its contents have been replaced with what you see now.
- The website's DNS account was hacked and is now redirecting you to another IP address.
- You are witnessing a DNS poisoning attack. To avoid this circumstance, use an anonymity network or a VPN.
You may also want to try searching through various online cache repositories that take a historical snapshot of various sites, including Cached View and the Internet Archive's Wayback machine.
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| Fa/وبگاه بارگیری میشود ولی قابل شناسایی نیست – مثل وبگاه دیگری به نظر میرسد | The website loads but is unrecognisable - it looks like another site | fa | 26 March 2016 11:16:06 |
