Solved iframe subdomain won't display in any browser

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This baffles me. It happens on my Win7 x64 tower installation, but not on my Win 7 x64 laptop — same browsers, same settings in CP | Internet Options. It's the <iframe>s at beforeitsnews.com. On my tower machine, I see all their <iframe> URLs returning
Unable to connect
Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at ox-d.beforeitsnews.com.

The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few moments.
If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network connection.
If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure that Nightly is permitted to access the Web.
and disrupting page flow. The laptop's accessing the Internet via wireless, the tower via wired networking. I'm a techie, but not too swift on Web stuff. Suggestions? Thanks!
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
tower: self-made; laptop: ASUS U50f
OS
Tower: 7 Pro; Laptop: Win 7x64/Win10x64 multiboot
CPU
Intel: tower i7, laptop i3
Motherboard
tower: ASUS B85M-E, Via chipset; ASUS U50f notebook
Memory
both 4Gb DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Intel Graphics 4600 series; ASUS U50f Intel graphics
Sound Card
Microsoft hi-d audio; laptop OEM
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 2709W; laptop: OEM
Screen Resolution
1900x1200 TruColor, landscape
Hard Drives
Tower: Samsung SSD
Laptop: Hitachi IDE
PSU
300W
Case
Generic
Cooling
CPU fan, chassis in- and exhaust fans
Keyboard
Logitech Illuminated USB
Mouse
Microsoft USB mouse
Internet Speed
100Mb+ fiber-optic
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials/Win 7 firewall
Browser
Firefox 46, MSIE 11, Opera
JV16 tools hacked the hosts file

That's what caused the problem. I un-readonlyed and commented out all the lines Macecraft'd put in there that pointed to 127.0.0.1 (localhost), and the problems went away.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
tower: self-made; laptop: ASUS U50f
OS
Tower: 7 Pro; Laptop: Win 7x64/Win10x64 multiboot
CPU
Intel: tower i7, laptop i3
Motherboard
tower: ASUS B85M-E, Via chipset; ASUS U50f notebook
Memory
both 4Gb DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Intel Graphics 4600 series; ASUS U50f Intel graphics
Sound Card
Microsoft hi-d audio; laptop OEM
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 2709W; laptop: OEM
Screen Resolution
1900x1200 TruColor, landscape
Hard Drives
Tower: Samsung SSD
Laptop: Hitachi IDE
PSU
300W
Case
Generic
Cooling
CPU fan, chassis in- and exhaust fans
Keyboard
Logitech Illuminated USB
Mouse
Microsoft USB mouse
Internet Speed
100Mb+ fiber-optic
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials/Win 7 firewall
Browser
Firefox 46, MSIE 11, Opera
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