Comments on: The Curse of the URL Shorteners: How Safe Are They? http://www.stopthehacker.com/2010/02/19/analyzing-url-shorteners/ Jaal, LLC Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:08:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: On Link Shortening Services OR Spammers Are Winning : Hunter Dyar http://www.stopthehacker.com/2010/02/19/analyzing-url-shorteners/comment-page-1/#comment-99817 On Link Shortening Services OR Spammers Are Winning : Hunter Dyar Sat, 23 Jul 2011 18:04:28 +0000 http://www.stopthehacker.com/?p=1130#comment-99817 [...] http://www.stopthehacker.com/2010/02/19/analyzing-url-shorteners/ [...] [...] http://www.stopthehacker.com/2010/02/19/analyzing-url-shorteners/ [...]

]]> By: Max http://www.stopthehacker.com/2010/02/19/analyzing-url-shorteners/comment-page-1/#comment-87323 Max Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:50:41 +0000 http://www.stopthehacker.com/?p=1130#comment-87323 Has anybody tried this one : http://32go.co - it looks quite good safety wise but I've never heard of it before so I don't know how reliable it is. Has anybody tried this one : http://32go.co – it looks quite good safety wise but I’ve never heard of it before so I don’t know how reliable it is.

]]> By: [MonoURL] The Curse of the URL Shorteners: How Safe Are They? « Skull’s blog http://www.stopthehacker.com/2010/02/19/analyzing-url-shorteners/comment-page-1/#comment-70017 [MonoURL] The Curse of the URL Shorteners: How Safe Are They? « Skull’s blog Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:59:56 +0000 http://www.stopthehacker.com/?p=1130#comment-70017 [...] http://www.stopthehacker.com/2010/02/19/analyzing-url-shorteners/ [...] [...] http://www.stopthehacker.com/2010/02/19/analyzing-url-shorteners/ [...]

]]> By: Bit.ly and URL Shorteners Assist With Email Spam | Stop Wordpress Hackers http://www.stopthehacker.com/2010/02/19/analyzing-url-shorteners/comment-page-1/#comment-47690 Bit.ly and URL Shorteners Assist With Email Spam | Stop Wordpress Hackers Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:28:57 +0000 http://www.stopthehacker.com/?p=1130#comment-47690 [...] http://www.stopthehacker.com/2010/02/19/analyzing-url-shorteners/ http://blog.mxlab.eu/2009/07/17/shortened-urls-the-real-dangers-behind-and-how-to-avoid-troubles/ http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/184677/url_shortening_frenzy_comes_with_security_risks.html [...] [...] http://www.stopthehacker.com/2010/02/19/analyzing-url-shorteners/ http://blog.mxlab.eu/2009/07/17/shortened-urls-the-real-dangers-behind-and-how-to-avoid-troubles/ http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/184677/url_shortening_frenzy_comes_with_security_risks.html [...]

]]> By: How secure is posterous’s posting policy – stopthehacker.com – Jaal, LLC http://www.stopthehacker.com/2010/02/19/analyzing-url-shorteners/comment-page-1/#comment-21913 How secure is posterous’s posting policy – stopthehacker.com – Jaal, LLC Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:02:17 +0000 http://www.stopthehacker.com/?p=1130#comment-21913 [...] starts pre-filtering malicious links, as we have shown in another article that services like URL-shorteners are a thorn in the side of security policies. As new services like posterous come alive in the [...] [...] starts pre-filtering malicious links, as we have shown in another article that services like URL-shorteners are a thorn in the side of security policies. As new services like posterous come alive in the [...]

]]> By: anon http://www.stopthehacker.com/2010/02/19/analyzing-url-shorteners/comment-page-1/#comment-649 anon Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:58:48 +0000 http://www.stopthehacker.com/?p=1130#comment-649 Wow! never thought it was so easy to fool bit.ly Wow! never thought it was so easy to fool bit.ly

]]> By: Eric http://www.stopthehacker.com/2010/02/19/analyzing-url-shorteners/comment-page-1/#comment-647 Eric Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:03:34 +0000 http://www.stopthehacker.com/?p=1130#comment-647 SnipURL has had peek.snipurl.com (and variants: peek.st.im) for many years. This allows the clicker to see where the directing will happen to. E.g., http://peek.st.im/new-york or http://peek.snipr.com/new-york Their spam control is fabulous too, since 2006. Just paste the stuff online: http://snipr.com/site/reportspam And naturally they not only check for malware etc through the common dbs such as the safebrowsing API from goog. There's a pretty good reason the team has been around since 2001 I suppose. I'm an avid fan. SnipURL has had peek.snipurl.com (and variants: peek.st.im) for many years. This allows the clicker to see where the directing will happen to. E.g., http://peek.st.im/new-york or http://peek.snipr.com/new-york

Their spam control is fabulous too, since 2006. Just paste the stuff online: http://snipr.com/site/reportspam

And naturally they not only check for malware etc through the common dbs such as the safebrowsing API from goog.

There’s a pretty good reason the team has been around since 2001 I suppose. I’m an avid fan.

]]> By: Julien http://www.stopthehacker.com/2010/02/19/analyzing-url-shorteners/comment-page-1/#comment-638 Julien Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:51:06 +0000 http://www.stopthehacker.com/?p=1130#comment-638 I wonder how http://safe.mn/ would compare. it is a URL shortener focused on security. One of the check is done against the Malware Patrol list. I wonder how http://safe.mn/ would compare. it is a URL shortener focused on security. One of the check is done against the Malware Patrol list.

]]> By: Can You Trust That Web Site? (URL Shortener edition) « Aggressive Virus Defense http://www.stopthehacker.com/2010/02/19/analyzing-url-shorteners/comment-page-1/#comment-636 Can You Trust That Web Site? (URL Shortener edition) « Aggressive Virus Defense Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:54:11 +0000 http://www.stopthehacker.com/?p=1130#comment-636 [...] than the shortened URL will consistently refer to the same resource; that the reference cannot be hijacked and the service provider will remain in business (see shuurl.com). These problems are not within [...] [...] than the shortened URL will consistently refer to the same resource; that the reference cannot be hijacked and the service provider will remain in business (see shuurl.com). These problems are not within [...]

]]> By: C. Enrique Ortiz http://www.stopthehacker.com/2010/02/19/analyzing-url-shorteners/comment-page-1/#comment-634 C. Enrique Ortiz Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:43:49 +0000 http://www.stopthehacker.com/?p=1130#comment-634 Yes, obfuscating the URL does have some negative implications. But since we are doing this anyhow, why not make it short, suspicious and frightening? hxxp://www.shadyurl.com/ ceo Yes, obfuscating the URL does have some negative implications. But since we are doing this anyhow, why not make it short, suspicious and frightening?

hxxp://www.shadyurl.com/

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