Link checker
Is this link safe?
Paste a link from a message, an ad or a QR code before you open it.
Checking now. These are the steps it takes.
- The website itself
- RDAP registry
- DB-IP
On your device
- Sent it to Exposure
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On our servers
- Read the web address
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Outside sources
- Followed the link to see where it really leads
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- Looked up when the website was registered
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- Read its security certificate
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- Looked up where its server is
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GOOD TO KNOW
Frequently asked questions
How do I check if a link is safe before I open it?
Paste it here. We read where it really goes, follow its redirects without opening it in your browser, check how old the website is and its certificate, and look it up in block lists where we can.
Can a link look like a real company's and still be fake?
Yes. Scammers swap letters (paypa1 for paypal), use letters from other alphabets that look the same, or put the company's name in front of their own domain. The check reads the domain the way a computer does.
What does "no known problems" mean?
That nothing we checked looked wrong. A brand-new scam can look clean for a few hours, so if a message pushes you to act fast, go to the company's website yourself instead.
Do you keep the links I check?
No. Nothing checked with the free tools is stored. One exception: when a link imitates a business on our register, we tell that business the fake web address, never the message or who checked it.
What is the register?
Businesses that have proved which websites, phone numbers and bank accounts are theirs. Every check is compared with it: a link that reads like one of them without being theirs is flagged, and one of their real channels is named.