Link scanners are websites and plug-ins that allow you to enter
the URL of a suspicious link
and check it for safety. There are many free and reliable link
scanners available; I suggest
you try URLVoid first. URLVoid scans a link using multiple
services, such as Google, MyWOT,
and Norton SafeWeb, and reports the results to you quickly.
URLVoid scans several security databases for information on sketchy Web domain names.
Check Out Shortened Links
URLVoid can’t properly handle shortened URLs from services such as bitly, Ow.ly, and
TinyURL (URLVoid will scan the shortening service website instead of the link to which it
points). To scan the mysterious shortlinks you’ll often find on Twitter and Facebook, use
Sucuri. Sucuri automatically expands the shortlink and draws upon a handful of services,
such as Google, Norton SafeWeb, and PhishTank, to determine if the real link is safe. You
can also use Sucuri for scanning nonshortened links, but URLVoid checks more sources.
Sucuri can help you determine whether shortened links are safe or not.
Some Link Scanner links
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