Security company McAfee has introduced a service to shorten a web address that automatically checks the contents of a website which provides a compressed link, popping up a warning should the site in question turned into a suspect. Links Mcaf. ee scan the web for McAfee security threats has introduced a web link verified mcaf. ee tool in response to a number of security threats associated with the link shorteners. The more people who share the links on social networks like Facebook and Twitter, explains Marc Vos, a senior manager for McAfee's global product review, but often there is no way to say what links you click will cause.
This has played into the hands of malware writers, since it's all too easy to suggest a link to something that is either directed to websites that are infected or displays adult content, for example. Users who want to provide a secure short link to a site can browse to mcaf. ee, enter the name of the site they wantfor directing their friends and then share the resulting link. Web links created in this way beginning with the mcaf. For example, a short link to the PC Advisor home page will appear as http://mcaf.
ee/kqi42. This link is safe then it can be shared directly from the site mcaf. ee on Facebook and Twitter. When the friend clicks on the link, the software mcaf. ee conduct a second examination on the integrity of the site was linked to, just in case a replacement site has been included since the link was created.
Link-free shortening and tools to check work hand in hand with McAfee Site Advisor. This takes the form of an extension or add-on to a web browser that displays a traffic light warning if a site user is about to head is suspect. . .