This could potentially be useful to scammers, to pre-filter out the kind of people who click on shady links.
Turn any link into a suspicious-looking one
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Re: Turn any link into a suspicious-looking one
#72A 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...
thanks for sharing this utility. Which I see as even more unique than the OP utility, as it goes further to obfuscate the domain name to one which truly appears "shady".
Re: Turn any link into a suspicious-looking one
#73Earlier quoted context omitted.
Considering most people in the world use Windows, dmg is pretty much irrelevant. They can only be opened/unpacked on Macs, so even if it contains a evil payload you won't ever got to it on Windows or Linux. Exe-files has much bigger impact and can be run through emulation on non-Windows systems. I'd say exe is a much better choice.
As an OSX user, it is fairly amusing when some sketchy ad auto-downloads some "setup.exe" file.
But what if you do the same on Linux, with Wine installed? are you vulnerable the same way Windows users are ? I mean: Wine lets you just double-click exe file to run it.
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#74Earlier quoted context omitted.
Should also consider .top. It's along with .science as the biggest offenders for me.
That's on Bluecoat's list. My set (dnsmasq format): # Shady TLDs (see BlueCoat) address=/.accountant/0.0.0.0 address=/.christmas/0.0.0.0 address=/.click/0.0.0.0 address=/.country/0.0.0.0 address=/.cricket/0.0.0.0 address=/.date/0.0.0.0 address=/.download/0.0.0.0 address=/.faith/0.0.0.0 address=/.gdn/0.0.0.0 address=/.gq/0.0.0.0 address=/.kim/0.0.0.0 address=/.link/0.0.0.0 address=/.loan/0.0.0.0 address=/.mom/0.0.0.0…
.XYZ is used by Google's parent company Alphabet inc. I thought that gave .XYZ a bit more street cred, I guess not.
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#75Earlier quoted context omitted.
Good for you. But this is a scary looking link for the average internet browser.
I disagree, because it literally says "secure.verylegit.link". Those are not negative words. If this seemed suspicious to the people you're talking about, nobody would start a letter to them with the words, " Please permit me to make your acquaintance in so informal a manner. This is necessitated by my urgent need to reach a dependable and trust wordy foreign partner. This request may seem strange and unsolicited but…
The example I quoted simply doesn't look suspicious. (Because pdf is a 'safe' filetype.)
Safe?
https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-53/p...
Re: Turn any link into a suspicious-looking one
#76Is there any way to get SSL error messages in Firefox? https://irc.verylegit.link/0x8c*download()194mobiads(windows... is supposed to redirect to Facebook, and it does if you use HTTP. However, over HTTPS Firefox just gives me a very generic "Secure Connection Failed" message. (Chrome is rather more helpful, giving me "ERR_CONNECTION_CLOSED".)
Where did you get that link? Was it one of the sample links? I don't think those are real links. But if you type in https://facebook.com and click "Make it look dodgy" it will give you a real link. http://hey.look.a.verylegit.link/malware-425iphone)ip-steale... (.docx.html.rar Edit: Although it appears Hacker News decided to mangle this link that I posted. Apparently it's not happy about mismatched parenthesis in lin…
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Re: Turn any link into a suspicious-looking one
#77Earlier quoted context omitted.
I disagree, because it literally says "secure.verylegit.link". Those are not negative words. If this seemed suspicious to the people you're talking about, nobody would start a letter to them with the words, " Please permit me to make your acquaintance in so informal a manner. This is necessitated by my urgent need to reach a dependable and trust wordy foreign partner. This request may seem strange and unsolicited but…
The example I quoted simply doesn't look suspicious. (Because pdf is a 'safe' filetype.) Safe? https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-53/p...
Yes, safe. I open it safely in Chrome (I just click, Chrome opens it natively in the same view) and the chance someone is going to burn a PDF zero-day for chrome on a random link I come across is vanishingly small.
You can open PDF files in Chrome. Even malicious ones. It's okay.
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#78Earlier quoted context omitted.
People have a sense of humor, and this is a fantastic meta joke. Why so serious?
This site doesn't like jokey comments, so how are pointless jokey links tolerated? It's not like the linked to site is making a serious point in a light hearted way.
> This site doesn't like jokey comments,
Agree
> so how are pointless jokey links tolerated?
This is a small technical project. It requires some minimal level of technical abilities. A variation of this may be useful. (But I can't think any useful variation now.)
So I think it's a good submission, perhaps to get 50-100 points, and a #20 in the front page. I think that 250 points and the #1 in the front page is too much, but whatever.
[not a quote] So a page with a funny domain with a static text that says "YES" or "NO" is a good submission?
Nah. This is has a very low level of technical content. But if the text is determined by the blockchain, or user votes, a sensor, or something it may be good enough. But it would be better to submit a blog post explaining the projects.
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#79Earlier quoted context omitted.
Where did you get that link? Was it one of the sample links? I don't think those are real links. But if you type in https://facebook.com and click "Make it look dodgy" it will give you a real link. http://hey.look.a.verylegit.link/malware-425iphone)ip-steale... (.docx.html.rar Edit: Although it appears Hacker News decided to mangle this link that I posted. Apparently it's not happy about mismatched parenthesis in lin…
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HN doesn't use Markdown, it has its own eccentric and much more limited markup system.
Re: Turn any link into a suspicious-looking one
#80redirect to about:config -> http://hey.look.a.verylegit.link/765ip-stealer_.json.zip
and get a Corrupted Content Error (edit: under Firefox)