Quote from: DdmrDdmr on November 22, 2019, 07:44:27 AM

Quote from: 2double0 on November 21, 2019, 01:56:55 PM

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On top of all that, I tend to check all links with VirusTotal (mind you it will not catch them all), turning that into a habit. I even use Opera to browse many URLs just to hide my real IP (its basically a proxy, not a VPN), despite using a VPN.

Will you mind sharing the website you use to get your proxies? Are they completely safe to browse over? Paid or free?

Quote from: khaled0111 on November 22, 2019, 10:21:45 AM

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Quote from: DdmrDdmr on November 22, 2019, 07:44:27 AM

On top of all that, I tend to check all links with VirusTotal (mind you it will not catch them all), turning that into a habit.

Another scanner: https://www.urlvoid.com/
It is always a good practice to use more than one scanner.

A 4 year-old article opened my eyes that even shortening them is dangerous for our privacy and data. In terms of finding the links, I use http://www.getlinkinfo.com to check all shortened URLs.