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Monday, October 04, 2010

Shorten Your URL With McAfee Link Shortener

Shorten Your URL With McAfee Link ShortenerWhen URL is shortened, users wouldn't know what's behind the link and this is risky because short URLs are being exploited by spam and malware. A shortened URL can lead you to unsafe site that contains trojan or viruses. For recipients of the shortened link, they can check the original link by using shortened URL revealer like X-Ray. If your the sender who wants to make sure that your sharing a safe site then you can choose to shorten your URL with McAfee Link Shortener. The main difference of this shortener service from others is the ability to automatically scan the original link for malicious contents.

Using McAfee shortener is similar with other URL shorteners. You just have to input the destination link on the textbox provided and hit Shorten button to show the shortened URL.

McAfee Link Shortener

Clicking on the newly generated link will redirect you to the destination site. A top frame is displayed on the destination URL that indicates that the site is safe. Such information is reassuring to users that you will share the link with.

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