Why does demonoid keeps redirecting

I tried going to demonoid. Finally, it seemed to settle on the website you see pictured above. If I tried to keep refreshing, I would eventually get a bogus website again. All these websites look like the ones you see when you go to a domain that is up for sale or is being kept around for generating ad revenue from random visitors looking for something. For example, if you go to torrents. If this is what is happening to demonoid. The thing is, it doesn't look as if the owner has changed.

The following whois lookup for Demonoid suggests something may have changed last night, although the expiration date is still more than two years from now:. Is this really just a consequence of the DDOS attack last week or is there something bigger happening? Is this some kind of anti-piracy initiative? Is Demonoid dead or will the site resurface once again under a different domain remember, Demonoid originally started at demonoid.

Again, I've attempted to contact Demonoid's administrator for an explanation of what's happening. It was later learnt that Deimos had died in a tragic car accident back in August This means that users have to sign up for a new account. The new site has the same feel and look like the old site, and works like a magnet index for users to add links. Apparently, a notorious scam site, Demonoid.

But instead of offering torrents, the client download URL redirects to an associated link for a paid Usenet service. Showing results for. Search instead for. Did you mean:. Shopify Community : Shopify Discussion : Shopify Discussions : Website is being periodically redirected to torrent website based in Australia - randomly New Member.

Any thoughts? Shopify Expert. This is often caused by problems with the domain name. You should get in contact with your domain name provider and ask them to take a look. We purchased the domain from Google domains. This would still be an issue with Google Domains? We feel it is either an issue with our DNS or an issue on the website itself. Have a tip we should know? By James Plafke Aug 3rd, , am. Pirate Bay blockade has been ineffective at curbing piracy.

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