Avoid Risky websites~

[Billie OwO what's this? Posts:877 Threads:69 Reputation 57]

So, I have been seeing numerous people in cracking/leaks section who are making there threads without locking them, and putting down suspicious websites... And I'm to scared to click them, so I made this instead.

Website Checkers:
PhishTank - https://www.phishtank.com/
"Instead of focusing on malware, PhishTank instead alerts you to phishing sites. But the principle is the same. Once you enter a URL that you suspect of harboring a phishing operation, PhishTank will check it out. If the link is already “in the tank” then you’ll get instant results. Otherwise, you’ll get a tracking number. Sadly, it’s not as simple to check a phishing link as it is to automatically check some malware links…"

VirusTotal - https://www.virustotal.com/#/home/upload

How it works: "VirusTotal can be useful in detecting malicious content and also in identifying false positives -- normal and harmless items detected as malicious by one or more scanners."

About VirusTotal: "VirusTotal was founded in 2004 as a free service that analyzes files and URLs for viruses, worms, trojans and other kinds of malicious content."

ChecShortUrl - ChecShortUrl.Com

"checkshorturl is a link expansion service that lets you input a short link, such as the example above, and see what the destination link is without having to visit it. You simply copy the link you want to check out, go to the CheckShortURLcom site, paste the shortened link into the search field, and it will show the intended destination of the short link."

Sources for the information:
https://www.lifewire.com/dangers-of-short-links-2487975
https://support.virustotal.com/hc/en-us/...9-About-us
https://support.virustotal.com/hc/en-us/...w-it-works
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/4-quick-si...-are-safe/

How to tell a link is safe other than using these three links:
SSL Certificate: Check the SSL Certificate. Look at the URL of thewebsite. If it begins with “https” instead of “http” it means the site is secured using an SSL Certificate (the s stands for secure). SSL Certificates secure all of your data as it is passed from your browser to thewebsite's server.



How "legit" they are.

1. Type the website's name into a search engine and review the results.
   
   
2. Look at the website's connection type. 
   
   
3. Check the site's security status in your browser's address bar. 
   
   
4. Evaluate the website's URL. 
   
   
5. Look for bad English on the site. 
   
   
6. Watch out for invasive advertising. 
   
   
7. Use the website's "Contact" page.
   

Safe to buy from: Before you type your card details into a website, ensure that the site is secure. Look out for a small padlock symbol in the address bar (or elsewhere in your browser window) and a web address beginning with https:// (the s stands for 'secure'). You also need to check that the website is trustworthy.

Resources:
https://www.wikihow.com/Find-if-a-Website-Is-Legitimate
https://www.digicert.com/blog/buy-site-k...te-secure/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/0/22728224

Hope this can help! I'm just worried for the safety of my fellow community.

[egemen100 DF Member Posts:2 Threads:0 Reputation 0]

Wow good info thx

[Ibiza Salsa Lover Posts:448 Threads:69 Reputation 46]

Thank you for bringing helpful tools to everyone's attention!

[Billie OwO what's this? Posts:877 Threads:69 Reputation 57]

Thank you for bringing helpful tools to everyone's attention!

No Problem! 

[Jp71490 Armed and extremely unlucky with Women! Posts:149 Threads:14 Reputation 31]

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[Billie OwO what's this? Posts:877 Threads:69 Reputation 57]

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I lost 100 IQ reading that ;-;

o wait, I don't have any IQ 

[TurkeyGenesis DF Member Posts:131 Threads:2 Reputation 0]

Great post ariana, Would like to see more informtion like this.

[Billie OwO what's this? Posts:877 Threads:69 Reputation 57]

Great post ariana, Would like to see more informtion like this.

thanks! I plan on adding more thinks later on, hope you don't mind that there is some resources :)

[Lust Annie's Demon Slave Posts:92 Threads:3 Reputation 14]

Thanks Ariana!

This will definitely protect me.