Yes, I did realize and was just about to re post in the right forum when I began receiving responses here. I will post there, although I think the suggestions, I have received here would concern both platforms. As for IP address, VPN, internet server, I am currently standing behind two computers within 10 feet of each other, one cannot connect to any address with any combination of the word “pirate” and “bay”, (but can connect to any other torrent peer sharing site) and the other which can. The message I am receiving is “connection refused”.
As for morality and ethics, though probably out of place on a technical support forum, if this is what it appears to be, a surreptitious invasion of my computer by corporate sabotage, I would think it should be a concern for everyone.
I’ll see if anyone has experienced this on the PC forum.
Thank you for your help