Click links that you dont know where they lead
Hey Guys
I thought i would post this, hopefully some of you will find it helpful
Through fixing pc's etc and people coming to me for general computer help i hear and see a lot of pc's with Viruses and Malware that have been picked up by a not so techie user blindly clicking on a link when they do not know where it goes
for example a service that i beleive twitter utilises called TinyURL
While TinyURL can be a very handy thing to use it can also be used in a bad way
you cant see where that link is going to send you unless you have the Preveiw option already on you pc
Example
You receive an email that says
Now you cant see where that link is actually going to, it could lead to a legitimate site where you can claim your win, it also could lead to a site which will install a virus and turn you computer into a bot.
If you go to the TinyURL Site (http://www.tinyurl.com)
you can click on the preview menu link and enable them
or you can click this link (requires cookies to be enabled)
http://tinyurl.com/preview.php?enable=1
I hope this helps some of you out and maybe educates some a bit
Cheers
Any questions just let me know