Turn any link into a suspicious-looking one

Re:Turn any link into a suspicious-looking one by rjbrock on Saturday June 24, 2017 @11:51PM (#14628529)

A similar site has been around for a long time: http://www.shadyurl.com/

example: google.com -> http://www.5z8.info/dogs-being-eaten_x2r3rq_5waystokillwitha...

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Re:Turn any link into a suspicious-looking one by mlacher on Sunday June 25, 2017 @09:02AM (#14629799)

I made shadyurl! The subdomain feature in this is great. Also cool it has an API. Though with the amount shadyurl was abused by phishers, I'd be interested to see how long an API stays viable.

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Re:Turn any link into a suspicious-looking one by carbocation on Sunday June 25, 2017 @09:47AM (#14629948)

It's kind of wild that "SHADY URL" is something phishers want to use. But, in the end I guess it's all about finding a domain that isn't tied to them?

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Re:Turn any link into a suspicious-looking one by eternauta3k on Sunday June 25, 2017 @10:03AM (#14630009)

Similar to 419 scams, shady links/propositions are a good way to select the people who are easy to trick.

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Re:Turn any link into a suspicious-looking one by mlacher on Sunday June 25, 2017 @06:06PM (#14632467)

Yeah that's my best guess. I was shocked how much it was used for scams. Might also be possible the link is so suspicious looking it's actually more intriguing to click.

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Re:Turn any link into a suspicious-looking one by auscompgeek on Sunday June 25, 2017 @07:14AM (#14629539)

Funny you should mention that. The author actually attributes ShadyURL at the bottom of the project README: https://github.com/defaultnamehere/verylegit.link

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