Viruses, Trojans, Phishing attacks … There are many threats that we can find when we surf the Internet. Sometimes our computers are compromised by downloading a malicious file, other times by installing something, while at other times simply by accessing a link that has been created with the aim of attacking we can put our data at risk. In this article we are going to show a series of pages where we can analyze links and thus avoid security problems when we browse.
Websites to analyze if a link is secure
Malicious links can reach us by email, messaging programs, when browsing web pages … Sometimes we come across a legitimate website that has suffered some kind of attack and has injected links that redirect to third-party pages loaded with adware.
Therefore, it is important that when entering a link , wherever it may be, we must ensure that it is reliable. For this we can make use of a series of online services that allow us to analyze links and check if there could be an attempted Phishing attack behind it by impersonating a legitimate website or if it could contain malware.
URLVoid
A very popular and interesting option is URLVoid . It is very simple to use. As soon as we enter your website we will find a bar to put any link that we are interested in analyzing. Later we give Scan Website .
Automatically we will see a series of information indicating whether the site is reliable. We can see if it has been added to a blacklist, where the server is located, when it was registered (interesting to know if it is something new and could have been created for an attack), etc.
Sucuri
Sucuri is an alternative that offers more information. It is very useful for any type of link or domain that we want to analyze and know if we can trust it or not. As in the previous case, when we enter the page we will find a bar to put the address that interests us and give it to analyze.
In this case we will see more complete data. It tells us if it has detected any type of malware in that link, if there is Spam, if it is updated, errors in the server, etc. It uses multiple engines to analyze security.
VirusTotal
VirusTotal is also a very complete option . It has an extension for the browser and software that we can use on our computers. But it also has a web page where we can simply analyze files and links without having to install anything additional. When we enter we will find different options, among which is to analyze a URL.
We have to write the link that interests us and we give it to analyze. Later it will show us a series of data that tells us if the page is secure or not. For example, it tells us if it has been added to a blacklist. Use different engines for analysis.
Google Malware Checker
You couldn’t miss a Google tool. The search giant also has its link analyzer. It is Google Malware Checker , where we can insert any link and check if there is some kind of security problem behind it. There we will find a bar to put the address that interests us.
It is simpler than the previous options. In this case, it only tells us if the link we have placed is safe or not. It does not give us more information.
Norton Safe Web Check
Norton is a very popular antivirus, used by many users. It also has other tools such as its site to check if a link is safe or not. Its operation is very simple and intuitive. We just have to enter the link that concerns us and give it to analyze.
Then it will show us a table with the score of that site. If it is reliable, it will appear in green and will put us OK. In this way we will know that the domain or link that we are analyzing is reliable.
GetLinkInfo
In the case, GetLinkInfo is not like the previous ones and it will tell us if a web page is safe or not. The mission is to allow the user to put a shortened link and show what the real address is, without having to open it in the browser. In this way we avoid accessing a page that could be a threat.
Hackers can use shortened links to sneak malicious links . The victim does not really see what the real URL is, they open it and could come to a site that has been modified to carry out a Phishing attack, for example. Thanks to this page we can know what the real address is before opening it.
With these links we can navigate the network more safely. We can analyze if a link is reliable or if on the contrary we must be careful and not trust it. We already know that there are many threats online that could collect information and put our privacy at risk.