Firefox Tip: Expand Short URL To Long And Save Yourself From Getting Scammed

You might have faced situations where you clicked on some link which was covered with a Tiny URL and it took you to some website which delivered unwanted virus to your computer. In a nutshell, the covered link took you to a fishing site. To avoid this it is recommended that you check where the Tiny URL link takes you and then take the step two.

For those not using firefox, check the Long URL home page and you will know what you have to do so as to know the Long URL of the shorter version. And those who use firefox can install LongURL Mobile Expander plugin and when you will hover over the Tiny URL then it will display the longer version as shown in the image above.

Download LongURL Mobile Expander

Note: This addon helps in cases when a lengthy URL has been hidden by using the unique feature of Tiny URL. [Thanks lediable44 for pointing that newbies might not understand the real use that clearly]

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9 Responses to “Firefox Tip: Expand Short URL To Long And Save Yourself From Getting Scammed”

jedi 1 November 2008 at 9:34 am #

Install Linux and you won’t have to worry about malware sites, as long as you’re not an idiot.

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astanix 2 November 2008 at 2:36 am #

JEDI -
As long as you’re not an idiot, you can run any OS you want and not worry about malware. I’ve been running Windows for the past 10+ years and have never had a virus, malware, spyware, etc on my machine.

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Ian Hutchinson 3 November 2008 at 6:58 am #

This is the primary weapon on the front-line war against RickRolling.

Astanix is right in his words. Using the right protection on your computer and generally exercising common sense will keep your system free of any malware, but still Linux has an edge in terms of security over Windows.

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Anon 7 November 2008 at 11:11 am #

For tinyurl links, you can always type preview to see where it goes first.

For example: preview.tinyurl.com/xyz

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guitarMan666 23 December 2008 at 6:37 am #

Sounds absolutely essential. Lets see if it works for Spedr addresses too (my URL shortener of choice).

Here is a link to THIS page (as in the one you’re viewing now): http://spedr.com/4hfrw

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