This is a nifty little guide for investigating websites that seem to offer a service you want but you're not sure what might happen when you visit them:
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-tell-if-website-dangerous.htm
I tried out the URL Risk Analyzer: http://zulu.zscaler.com/. Our forums scored 18/100 (aka Benign).
Well that's CLEARLY in error!
You'll lose time and probably brain cells reading our crap.
Quote from: Mr. Analog on December 10, 2012, 01:37:37 PM
Well that's CLEARLY in error!
You'll lose time and probably brain cells reading our crap.
hey wait, I resemble that remark!
actually our collective signal:crap ratio is similar to /. and unquestionably better than 4chan.
...Isn't it?... :P
The porn here isn't weird enough, so yeah, you're right I guess
Also btw I think a BIG part of the scoring being surprisingly far from 0 = the host:
Quote from: http://zulu.zscaler.com/submission/show/4df3d0e127a095d34dac79bbdd3d0ff6-1355171464
Autonomous System Risk ASN 26496 (GoDaddy) has risk 50.0
Hah
Quote from: Mr. Analog on December 10, 2012, 01:48:13 PM
Hah
And... the tool is now dismissed as fatally flawed:
http://zulu.zscaler.com/submission/show/a4c1359a0f89d0bfb692df9eb86ba7ab-1349091060
Spoiler
yes, that's right, the REASON for RW being 18/100, the host "godaddy.com", somehow earns 15/100.
I'm sure there's a "dodgyness" modifier
Let me roll my d20 again
We also scored a little higher because forums.righteouswrath.com is more similar to dictionary-based random domain names than www.godaddy.com. And spammers love putting together dictionary-based random domain names because even Grandma has figured if it's an email from 123e5434353@qweqewrwfsdf.com it's always throwaway email.
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