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Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL?

From "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups misc.phone.mobile.iphone, alt.os.linux, comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL?
Date 2016-09-23 13:32 +1000
Message-ID <e4jmc8Feh64U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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Horace Algiers <horace@horacealgiers.com> wrote 

> Is there *anything* a user can do to check 
> the URL without going to that URL?

You can obviously see if anyone else 
has reported that url using google etc. 

And you can obviously use a completely secure 
system like a linux live cd to go to the url too. 
 
> Just received this text on my cell phone:
> http://i.cubeupload.com/k8CbNK.png
 
> All I know is where it (says it) comes from:
> http://i.cubeupload.com/QD1o9F.png

> Of course, I could just delete it (and will); but my 
> question here is how can I find out *more information* 
> about whether this is a phishing attempt of some sort.
 
> Of course, the text itself has to be ignored - and I'm pretty sure the
> phone number itself can easily be spoofed (spoofcard, for example), 
> so the only real hint of the purpose is at the end of the URL.
 
> The domain of the URL appears to be a redirector site (much like
> tinyurl.com); so what matters most is the payload at the end of the URL.

> Without actually going to that URL, is there a way to find 
> out *more data* about what this message is all about?
 
> For example, is there a trusted aggregator 
> where we can *forward* such messages to?

Likely. 
 
> Or is there a web site where we can paste 
> in the URL to find out more data?

> I googled the URL, but the result was "Your search - message
> http://bit.do/cBuHr 681-207-8069 - did not match any documents".

You should obviously be trying just the bit.do part, stupid. 
 
> Is there *anything* a user can do to check 
> the URL without going to that URL?

Why do you ask the same question 3 fucking times ?

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How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? Horace Algiers <horace@horacealgiers.com> - 2016-09-23 01:22 +0000
  Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2016-09-23 01:25 +0000
  Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-09-22 21:39 -0400
    Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? Horace Algiers <horace@horacealgiers.com> - 2016-09-23 03:32 +0000
  Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? Horace Algiers <horace@horacealgiers.com> - 2016-09-23 01:48 +0000
  Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-09-23 02:21 +0000
  Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-09-22 19:38 -0700
    Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-09-22 19:58 -0700
    Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? Horace Algiers <horace@horacealgiers.com> - 2016-09-23 03:19 +0000
      Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-09-22 23:27 -0400
        Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? Horace Algiers <horace@horacealgiers.com> - 2016-09-23 03:47 +0000
      Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-09-22 20:46 -0700
      Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? Eef Hartman <E.J.M.Hartman@gmail.com> - 2016-09-23 04:05 +0000
        Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? Horace Algiers <horace@horacealgiers.com> - 2016-09-23 11:45 +0000
          Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? Eef Hartman <E.J.M.Hartman@gmail.com> - 2016-09-23 13:11 +0000
            Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? Horace Algiers <horace@horacealgiers.com> - 2016-09-23 16:08 +0000
          Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-09-24 01:35 -0400
            Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? Horace Algiers <horace@horacealgiers.com> - 2016-09-24 15:34 +0000
              Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-09-24 18:19 -0400
      Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-09-23 00:42 -0400
        Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? Horace Algiers <horace@horacealgiers.com> - 2016-09-23 11:44 +0000
      Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? Andreas Rutishauser <andreas@macandreas.ch> - 2016-09-23 06:56 +0200
        Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-09-22 22:38 -0700
          Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? Horace Algiers <horace@horacealgiers.com> - 2016-09-23 12:34 +0000
            Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-09-23 10:05 -0700
  Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-09-23 13:32 +1000
    Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-09-23 00:48 -0400
  Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-09-23 00:34 -0400
    Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? Horace Algiers <horace@horacealgiers.com> - 2016-09-23 12:42 +0000
  Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-09-23 08:26 +0200
    Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? Horace Algiers <horace@horacealgiers.com> - 2016-09-23 12:33 +0000
      Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-09-23 14:39 -0400
  Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2016-09-23 10:07 +0100
    Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? Horace Algiers <horace@horacealgiers.com> - 2016-09-23 12:33 +0000
    Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? Horace Algiers <horace@horacealgiers.com> - 2016-09-23 12:36 +0000
  Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? "Mark W." <markawillson@gmail.com> - 2016-09-23 06:24 -0700
    Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? Horace Algiers <horace@horacealgiers.com> - 2016-09-23 16:08 +0000
  Re: How to check validity of suspicious looking SMS message text URL? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2016-09-23 17:03 +0000

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