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The URL shortener that makes your links look as suspicious as possible (creepylink.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by cm0002@infosec.pub to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[-] bizarroland@lemmy.world 141 points 3 weeks ago

https://apple.ic6do.com/z7bhOl_hot_singles.pdf

[-] cm0002@infosec.pub 102 points 3 weeks ago

listen here, you little shit

[-] bizarroland@lemmy.world 54 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Cm0002:

waltzes into chat about deceptive links

clicks a deceptive link

realizes they have been deceived

Cm0002: "No, it is the person who posted the deceptive link who is wrong".

[-] cm0002@infosec.pub 16 points 3 weeks ago

Lmao, it's less about the deception and more about where it led to 😂

[-] bizarroland@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

Its all good. I'm glad it came across as good natured ribbing, lol.

[-] lukalix98@programming.dev 34 points 3 weeks ago

Jokes on you I saw the ad first.

[-] Geometrinen_Gepardi@sopuli.xyz 24 points 3 weeks ago

3/4 of screen space filled with ads, how do you live like this?

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[-] fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 3 weeks ago

Once you see the XcQ it's too late.

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[-] nieceandtows@programming.dev 98 points 3 weeks ago

Looks like it got too creepy for its own good.

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 41 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Link shorteners and redirectors, especially new and lesser-known ones tend to get caught in the fray with things like Google Safe Browsing (which FF uses as well) and Smart Screen.

It's because the original/shortened link gets reported and not the real/destination site. Then the domain (of the shortener/redirector) gets flagged, instead of the real site.

This happened to me at work this very week, with a redirector service that's a part of our email security stack. FF and Chrome were both blocking links that were safe, because the redirector service itself was classified as sus.

[-] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 3 weeks ago

Firefox on Android doesn't even have the "ignore" option :(

[-] myserverisdown@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Pretty sure its under a more info dropdown

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[-] sik0fewl@piefed.ca 77 points 3 weeks ago

Based on these ads, I do not trust the site anyway.

Sketchy dark pattern ads

Love the concept, though.

[-] wischi@programming.dev 84 points 3 weeks ago

Ad for an ad-blocker. Genius 🤣

[-] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 46 points 3 weeks ago

Probably the only ad ever to hit exactly and only the correct target demographic.

[-] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 weeks ago

Doubtful. If you still have ads in 2026 you never valued your own time, software, or consent anyways.

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[-] sik0fewl@piefed.ca 11 points 3 weeks ago

I wonder if it would be effective at blocking its own ads… 🤔

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[-] boydster@sh.itjust.works 61 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

CreepyLink to CreepyLink: https://web-safe.link/root_EXyoFH_claim_gift_card.mp4

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[-] lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com 56 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

In Germany, we have https://fckaf.de/

[-] luciferofastora@feddit.org 15 points 3 weeks ago

A very good service by DIE PARTEI

Of course it would be them. Love it. Thanks for the link!

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[-] ArfArfWoof@europe.pub 55 points 3 weeks ago

alive internet theory

[-] Illogicalbit@lemmy.world 43 points 3 weeks ago

A similar one here: https://phishyurl.com/

[-] luciferofastora@feddit.org 45 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

https://cheap-bitcoin.online/var/lib/docker/volumes/interface/etc/dbus-1/system.d/index/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/asynchronous/opt/google/earth/pro/linker/malicious_loader.zip?cookievalue=tamper&firewall=spoof&headerfield=inject&id=5c59c69527246a7c&origin=redirect&payload=%28function%28%29%7B+return+%27abc%27.length%3B+%7D%29%28%29%3B&portscan=flood&query=inject&redirect=phish&script=overwrite

Holy shit, they're not messing around, and that's with the "Normal" setting

Also love the alleged directory structure

[-] Chaser@lemmy.zip 22 points 3 weeks ago

Absolutely scary 😬 But link "shortener" may be the wrong name in this case

[-] luciferofastora@feddit.org 19 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I don't think it purports to be a shortener, just a susener

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[-] shininghero@pawb.social 40 points 3 weeks ago

Pfft, I got one with TODO_Obfuscate_URL. I wish I saved it.

[-] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 17 points 3 weeks ago

https://adobe.c1ic.link/TODO_obfuscate_url_FmtzTw_ip_grab.xlsm

Have one on me

[-] cheesybuddha@lemmy.world 36 points 3 weeks ago

I totally believe this works, but there's no way I'm clicking on any of those links

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[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 23 points 3 weeks ago

Aaaaaand shady link:

https://www.nordvpn.com/BigMoney

[-] nomy@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 weeks ago

A fellow student!

[-] Turret3857@infosec.pub 7 points 3 weeks ago

aaaaand rocketship 8========>

[-] Hupf@feddit.org 21 points 3 weeks ago

https://xkcd.com/1247/

[-] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 3 weeks ago

https://secure.c1ic.link/campaign_SkK3C5_click_me.dll

[-] REDACTED@infosec.pub 30 points 3 weeks ago

Firefox is not playing around

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[-] altphoto@lemmy.today 16 points 3 weeks ago

Here's the link to this very post: https://update.ic6do.com/PFUTPY_secure_login_page.scr

[-] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

https://adobe.c1ic.link/urgent_sgvYMY_hot_singles.jar

[-] riwo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 3 weeks ago

it would be quite something, if the links actually went to/through malicious sites...

[-] voytrekk@sopuli.xyz 22 points 3 weeks ago

It's why they have a report feature. No idea how well they moderate things tho.

Site seems best for gags with friends.

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[-] sidebro@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 weeks ago

This is so funny and useless, I love it

[-] DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 weeks ago

Here's my creepy link: https://verify.ic6do.com/Y8kl04_system_optimizer

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 10 points 3 weeks ago

https://login.c1ic.link/6I0jqz_salary_report.msi

[-] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 weeks ago

https://login.ic6do.com/Cvn6qa_video_player_update.pl

Definitely would not normally click

[-] drkt_@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 weeks ago

What even is the point of URL shorteners? I always understood it as a Twitter thing, but I see them more outside of Twitter.

[-] Electricd@lemmybefree.net 23 points 3 weeks ago

When sharing links with people in places where there’s a character limit or to avoid polluting visuals.

Also, when sharing like orally or showing it to someone else when you have no other way to communicate it: ex, the link of a shared cloud file

[-] _g_be@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Infuriatingly, URL shortners are often used in QR codes because they have a character limit-ish (longer strings make for more detailed QR codes, which are harder to scan from further away so it's a trade-off). but if the QR points to a shortened link then it's more difficult to assess where a QR code is pointing without blindly following the link.

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[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 13 points 3 weeks ago

I think sometimes it gives people analytics on how many people click the link when the link is to something they themselves don't control. But I'm not entirely sure if that's a common service shorteners offer.

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[-] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Congratulations! You've won an iPhone! Click our secure link to claim your prize! We promise this is not a Rip Off!

https://secure.ic6do.com/tRn4TI_ip_grab

EDIT: Please do click the link so my joke can land

EDIT 2: Sorry I'm too much of a wimp to even happy-prank people

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