Comments on: Spammers Turn to Short URL Services to Cloak Spammed Sites URLs http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/spammers-turn-to-short-url-services-to-cloak-spammed-sites-urls/ Internet Safety, Windows Updates, Internet News, and More Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:11:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Internet Threat http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/spammers-turn-to-short-url-services-to-cloak-spammed-sites-urls/#comment-1110122 Internet Threat Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:25:48 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/?p=2696#comment-1110122 Using URL abbreviation services like TinyURL, bit.ly, and others which hide the destination URL from the user has been a common tactic since 2005. The unfortunate part is that now these services are also being used to hide cross site scripting attacks and links to malicious executable files. The main reason that URL abbreviation services are getting more common use is because of sites like Twitter who enforce a 140 character limit on tweets, but their use by spammers is far from new. They've been onto the game for years. Using URL abbreviation services like TinyURL, bit.ly, and others which hide the destination URL from the user has been a common tactic since 2005. The unfortunate part is that now these services are also being used to hide cross site scripting attacks and links to malicious executable files.

The main reason that URL abbreviation services are getting more common use is because of sites like Twitter who enforce a 140 character limit on tweets, but their use by spammers is far from new. They’ve been onto the game for years.

]]> By: kodabar http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/spammers-turn-to-short-url-services-to-cloak-spammed-sites-urls/#comment-1064695 kodabar Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:39:59 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/?p=2696#comment-1064695 This is not technical one-upmanship. this is just the anti-virus and anti-spyware people failing to be pro-active. They put in the minimum effort possible to "protect" you from harmful elements. Resolving shortened URL's into real ones is absolutely trivial. This is not technical one-upmanship. this is just the anti-virus and anti-spyware people failing to be pro-active. They put in the minimum effort possible to “protect” you from harmful elements. Resolving shortened URL’s into real ones is absolutely trivial.

]]>