Short URL Unshorten, Expand or Find Target Actual URL Link Behind Another


Some websites try to hide the target URL (link) by placing something like this https://abc.com/?dl_id=152 when their actual URL is something like https://def.com/abc.html.

To find actual URL’s of such shortened URLs, use any of these tools;

https://unshorten.it/

https://sitecheck.sucuri.net/

Criminals use shortened URLs to direct their victimes to phishing websites—sites that ask you to log in or fill in a form and then steal your password and/or personal information. Always Look Before You Log In. They also initiate download of malicious software, such as ransomware, to your device. If you are suspicious of a shortened URL, don’t click it.

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