Open redirectors as a tool for scammers
Monday, April 18th, 2005How would you classify the below URL?
http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com
As belonging to Google or as one belonging to eBay? It leads into eBay.com, but it goes there via Google… Well, how about this one:
http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lindqvist.com/ url/?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com
Horrible, isn’t it? It’s somehow associated with Google, ends up at eBay and it’s not quite clear what the www.lindqvist.com part has to do with it. And it could get worse. Read the rest of this entry »
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