After his teenage daughter goes missing, a widowed surgeon in an affluent neighborhood begins unearthing dark secrets about the people closest to him.
Starring:Michael C. Hall, Amanda Abbington, Marc Warren
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Golden Globe winner Michael C. Hall stars in this suspenseful series created by best-selling author Harlan Coben.
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When his teenage daughter doesn't return home after a party, Tom Delaney anxiously combs the neighborhood and learns her boyfriend is also missing.
Fearing a friend was involved in Jenny's disappearance, Tom enlists Sophie's help. Emma investigates disturbing allegations about a teacher.
An anonymous tip leads to a frenzied chase -- and another puzzling clue. Zoe draws up a list of grudges. Tom glimpses a side of Rachel he never knew.
While Tom follows a new lead about Jenny, Sophie and Emma deliver devastating news. The Marshalls struggle to keep their cool.
In the wake of a dangerous confrontation, Sophie warns Tom to stay out of the investigation. Tom learns that Jenny was hiding a secret.
As a deadly fire rages, Tom frantically tracks Jenny's phone. More details about Chris's death emerge, and a confession tears a family apart.
Sophie blocks Tom's attempts to speak with Henry. While searching for Bobby at Heaven, Tom and Pete spot a familiar face.
Tom begs for Sophie's help getting to Bobby. Before the night of the party, a cryptic entry in Rachel's diary sends Jenny on a quest for the truth.
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Is the link in that email legitimate? Whether sent by a friend or a stranger, it’s unwise to click links without knowing where they take you.
One of the quickest-growing security issues these days is ransomware, which is often spread by people unwittingly clicking dangerous links in emails, social networks, messengers, and other collaboration tools. Malware and phishing sites are also major risks.
While you should be vigilant about all your online activities, it doesn’t hurt to have a little help. Here are several tools to check if a link is safe.
What a Link Checker Should Do
There are two types of URLs:
- A standard-length URL, starting www, followed by the website name, and ending with .com or some other top-level domainWhat URL Domain Extensions Stand For and Why They Are NeededWhat URL Domain Extensions Stand For and Why They Are NeededThere's a lot more to the internet that just .com, .org, and .net sites. The world of top-level domains exploded a few years ago. But what is a TLD? Let's find out.Read More.
- A shortened URL, such as goo.gl/V4jVrx.
It doesn’t matter whether the link you received is a standard-length URL or shortened. If it is dangerous in any way, the link checking tool should alert you to this. If the links are going to take you to a compromised website, the link checker will highlight this immediately. Similarly, direct links to malware, ransomware and other risks should be reported by these tools.
The following sites will help you uncover the truth about those dodgy links. Check more than one at any given time to give you the best results.
1. Kaspersky VirusDesk
If you prefer to get your security recommendations from the world-famous Kaspersky security firm, you should try VirusDesk. This is a dual-purpose tool that not only checks links to potentially dodgy websites, it accepts uploads of suspicious files. Handily, it offers both features via a dedicated link pasting/drag-and-drop field.
To use Kaspersky VirusDesk for link checking, enter the URL and click Scan. You’ll be quickly informed whether the target URL is safe or not. If you have reason to disagree with a “safe” result, you can click the “I disagree with the scan results” button.
This will prompt the Kaspersky researchers to find out more. They’ll let you know of their findings by email if you leave your address.
2. Check Links With ScanURL
Another you should look at us ScanURL, an independent website that takes your link queries submissions seriously via a secure HTTPS connectionWhat Is HTTPS & How To Enable Secure Connections Per DefaultWhat Is HTTPS & How To Enable Secure Connections Per DefaultSecurity concerns are spreading far and wide and have reached the forefront of most everybody's mind. Terms like antivirus or firewall are no longer strange vocabulary and are not only understood, but also used by..Read More. Although the link submission screen is ad-supported, the results are good.
ScanURL polls Google Safe Browsing, PhishTank, and Web of Trust and provides information about the queried site’s Whois record. The returned results will instantly indicate whether you should visit the site and are accompanied by a ScanURL recommendation.
Avoid the site if the results list it as dangerous.
Several sites (including some in this list) and tools are checked by ScanURL as it collates the results. Once the ScanURL result page has loaded, a permanent URL is applied. You can copy and paste this to share with friends, family, or the otherwise concerned for them to refer to. Handy!
3. PhishTank
Instead of focusing on malware, PhishTank instead alerts you to phishing sites. But the principle is the same. Once you enter a URL that you suspect of harboring a phishing operation, PhishTank will check it out. If the link is already “in the tank” then you’ll get instant results. Otherwise, you’ll get a tracking number. Sadly, it’s not as simple to check a phishing link as it is to automatically check some malware links…
Concerned about sites that might con you into divulging personal data? If you have any knowledge of identity theft, then you’ll know much of this occurs thanks to phishing operations. PhishTank is always worth a visit when checking concerning links.
Feeling charitable? Anyone can contribute to the site and verify links that have been submitted by other users.
4. Google Transparency Report
They might not be the world’s most privacy-conscious companyGoogle Just Banned This Privacy Tool: How to Use DisconnectGoogle Just Banned This Privacy Tool: How to Use DisconnectDisconnect can shield users against invisible tracking tools, while increasing consumer awareness on surreptitious>
Thank you for putting this together. I plan to share with friends and family!
I was reading somewhere that there are two important steps when using your new plasma.1. Can someone please explain to me what I need to do to my TV? I'm so confused with all these terms and how to properly set up my new plasma. My tv is 1080p but shows 720p. Break the TV in. In the US I believe a lot of broadcasts are natively 720p, especially for Sport(s), so that may be your best setting.For picture settings, I would take a look at the LG forum, on this site, or maybe look at AVS forums, which I suppose would be the US analog of this site:-As a rule though the best base setting is Movie Mode, Or THX if available.
Rakuten requires access to YOUR emails. Full stop. Spyware, abandon privacy all ye who enter.
Wasn't there something sketchy about Web of Trust a few months back? Didn't they become unreliable soon after being taken over?
scamURL does not work. Nothing comes back. What is a 'nickname?' crap
AVGthreatlabs is no longer a service
virustotal.com checks files & URLs. AFAIK, it has worked pretty well for me for years.
Online Link Scan .. VERY INACCURATE! I checked my website and the information was all related to my old web host. Since I closed and transferred my website to a new host awhile back, they scanned old information. Needless to say, I couldn't be less impressed.
i think avast online security has all features to protect from such harmful sites
Thanks for the resources you've put together on this.
Firefox NoScript FlashBlock WoT Safety on The Interwebz
There is also:
Which works with short URLs, to show the real one and if they are safe.
- Sucuri, you are known for spamming your urls everywhere. How more low can you drop..
Just a note: The Online Link Scan site reports seriall.com as safe. (I was trying to see what an unsafe site would look like.)
There is also http://www.uptimekeeper.com that checks web pages for availability and malicious contents.
Online Link scan seemed to work no problem. I laugh at the thought of disproving one of these services would require one to become compromised lol.
AVG LinkScanner is free for home use. It's included with many of AVG's products but can be downloaded and used separately. http://www.linkscanner.avg.com is the site to learn about and download it. Unlike many other products, it provides real time safe surf protection. Many other products rely on a database and trust. 60% of threats on hacked websites around around for less than a day. So the real time aspect is critical.
I prefer MyWot though :-)
- Is MyWot real-time? If a 'good' web site is hacked 10 minutes before you click on it, what will MyWot say about it? LinkScanner will check in real time what you are trying to click on.
This is a good resource! Thanks for putting together the compilation.
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2018 was another year of online scams and data breaches, so it’s no wonder if you feel paranoid about the website that you are visiting. It is important for you to know that a website is safe before using it, and especially before sharing sensitive data, such as credit card information, with the site.
There are many signals that can help you determine whether a website is safe to use or not. When surfing the web, watch out for these signals.
How Invasive is the Advertising?
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This one requires a bit of intuition and detective work, but you can often tell the credibility of a site by the amount and type of advertising it has. Occasional banners like you see here on MTE and many other sites are standard practice (we have to make our money somehow!), but there are certain types of ads that you should read as a red flag. Even if these types of ads don’t make a site “malicious”, they imply poor site management and therefore you should be very cautious when browsing them.
Pop-up ads: Good websites don’t host pop-up ads. If new windows containing ads happen, then that’s a bad sign.
Interactive ads: Ads that require you to do things like answer questions and surveys for third parties.
Redirecting ads: Many less reputable sites have banners with “Download” buttons that look like they should download the thing you want to download, but end up redirecting you to some other sneakily advertised software. If a site’s doing this, or is unclear about what you’re downloading from it, then you should take your browsing elsewhere.
Do Trust Seals Mean Anything?
A trust seal is usually represented by a badge in one of the corners of a web page, which you can then click to link through to the seal provider’s website. There are numerous providers of these seals, like VeriSign, PayPal Verified, TrustE and more.
The thing is, it’s easy for any scam website to just copy-and-paste the images for these seals and plaster them onto their website. They’d be breaking the law under Fair Use, of course, but they’re scammers anyway. Why should they care? Unless the seal links through to the actual site, which it rarely does, you just can’t be sure.
Also be wary of things like “Microsoft Certified” or Norton or McAfee-secured. Microsoft Certified is basically meaningless, while the latter can be used on any website that doesn’t contain an actual virus. It doesn’t mean that that site won’t run off with your card details if you hand them over.
A seal like the ones you see above may or may not mean something, and you shouldn’t take them at face value but click through and research the seal providers.
Does the Website Use HTTPS?
HTTPS is compulsory for any website, whether is is an e-commerce site or a simple blog. HTTPS prevents man in the middle attacks, such as phishing attacks or spoofing, by encrypting traffic to and from the server.
On websites that use HTTPS, the browser will display a green padlock in the address bar. On some websites, you may see the company name also indicated along with the green padlock. This is a stronger signal than just the green padlock for judging website security, because it helps you trust that the entity behind the website is legit.
Right now, browsers show a “Not Secure” warning on HTTP webpages that contain forms, such as login forms. Refrain from entering your information on such webpages as that provides an easy way for third party hacker to sniff and steal your passwords or credit card information.
In the near future, browsers will show the notice by default for all webpages loaded over HTTP, regardless of whether they collect sensitive information or not.
Note: The presence of the green padlock does not indicate that a website will not use your data for malicious purposes. It just means that the information that is loaded on the webpage or submitted to the server will not be intercepted, stolen or modified by a third party. Phishing websites can also implement HTTPS to appear to be legitimate.
If you are a site owner or administrator, Let’s Encrypt and Cloudflare provide a quick, easy and free way to implement HTTPS on your website.
Lookout for a privacy policy
A good website will have a privacy policy that explains how it will use the data that it collects from its users. This will usually include information on how they keep your data, if they share your data with third parties and how you can request the deletion of your data. Make sure to read this document before submitting any personal data or making a purchase.
Locate the website’s return policy
If you’re shopping online, make sure the website you’re buying from has a return policy. If you’re not satisfied with your purchase, you can easily return it and get a full refund.
Make sure the entity behind the website is real
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Look for social signals that the individual or company behind a website is real. A physical address and phone number provides some social proof. If this information is not on the website, try performing a whois lookup here to find out who owns the domain, where and when the site was registered, contact information, and more.
Pay attention to browser warnings
When a website has been compromised, the browser will usually notify you and advise that you do not continue on to the site. It is important to exit unsafe websites immediately to protect your data from being stolen.
Run a website safety check
If you want to check if a specific website is safe, some website safety checkers, such as VirusTotal, exist to help you do just that. All you need to do is write out the URL of the site in the input field provided and hit Enter.
Wrap Up
There is no guarantee that a website that has all the signals above will not steal your data, but having these signals is a good sign that the website has legitimate origins and that its contents has not been compromised by a third party.