Identify the Safe URLs

It's harder to spot a malicious URL than you might think. Try your hand at these URLs!

Is this safe? http://www.educause.edu%registration:formsid=@3468664375/12

Malicious

Safe

Unknowable

Is this safe? http://goog.le/7Dyu9Se

Malicious

Safe

Unknowable

Is this safe? http://audit.cc/2016/www.irs.gov

Malicious

Safe

Unknowable

Is this safe? http://www.pringles.com/ht/tp.html?pageid=89782432

Malicious

Safe

Unknowable

Is this safe? http://www.westmont.eu/_contact

Malicious

Safe

Unknowable

Is this safe? http://www.disneyland.com@7763631671/registration.asp

Malicious

Safe

Unknowable

Is this safe? http://lenovo.com/?support=highered&id=3Wds%20site=J55K

Malicious

Safe

Unknowable

Is this safe? http://www.Iinkedim.com/signin.php

Malicious

Safe

Unknowable

Http://96.43.64.130/index.html

Malicious

Safe

Unknowable

Is this safe? http://www.yale.edu/registration?formsid=@3468664375/login

Malicious

Safe

Unknowable

How did you do?

Although goog.le is a valid 'shortened' google URL, you never know what's behind it.

URLs with @ between the http:// and the next / are almost always malicious.

audit.cc is Malicious - don't be fooled by the irs.gov after the first single / .

Misspelling .edu to .eu is a common malicious technique.

Note that capital I and lowercase l look almost identical, as do n and m on first scan.

You never know what might be behind a random IP number like 96.43.64.130 .

How did you do?

Although goog.le is a valid 'shortened' google URL, you never know what's behind it.

URLs with @ between the http:// and the next / are almost always malicious.

audit.cc is Malicious - don't be fooled by the irs.gov after the first single / .

Misspelling .edu to .eu is a common malicious technique.

Note that capital I and lowercase l look almost identical, as do n and m on first scan.

You never know what might be behind a random IP number like 96.43.64.130 .

Identify the Safe URLs

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