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It is true at least for me. I never click on a shortened URL, whatever it might be... I tend not to trust it.
by hellbreakslose 12y ago
It is true at least for me. I never click on a shortened URL, whatever it might be...
I tend not to trust it.
- Yardlink 12y agoWhy do you need to trust a website before clicking the link? If your computer has some vulnerability to virus/hack just by visiting a website then you need to upgrade!
- zimpenfish 12y agoUpgrade to what? If you're vulnerable to a 0-day exploit, you're screwed. If you're vulnerable to a known exploit that the vendor hasn't patched yet, you're screwed. If the page delivers a virus the vendors can't block[1], you're screwed. etc.etc.etc. [1] http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/05/antivirus-is-dead-long-live-antivirus/ http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/05/antivirus-is-dead-long-li...