Re: Security followup

[Andrew Plato <gilliankitty -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

"Lisa Wright" wrote..
 
> Question (and I'm pretty sure I got stung by this once): How do you
> identify redirects and hex coding in a link?

Example of a hex encoded and obsfucated URL (all of these links go to a safe
web site): 

http://www -dot- ilovesinglesourcing -dot- com -at- raycomm -dot- com

http://%77%77%77%2E%61%6E%69%74%69%61%6E%2E%63%6F%6D

http://206.168.112.83/%74%65%63%68%77%68%69%72%6C/archives/9910/%74%65%63%68%77%68%69%72%6C%2D%39%39%31%30%2D%30%30%38%38%39%2E%68%74%6D%6C

This is merely three of many tactics. Sites can also use redirects where one
URL redirects you to another and another. Eventually you wind up at a porn site
or something.

The other thing to be careful of is ANY site that asks you to download or
install anything. Especially that damn Bonzai Buddy or Comet Cursor thing.
Those are essentially viruses. 

Good luck

Andrew Plato

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