Why use Safe.is?

Safe.is is a simple service that will help you find out if the URL you want to access is safe or not.

If the URL is a redirect it will also show destination of the redirect. Even if the URL 'A' redirects to 'B' and 'B' redirects to 'C', it will tell you that 'A' redirects to 'C' and if 'C' is safe or not.

Safe.is is also good to private networks with blocked domains that redirects to unblocked domains. All you need to do is submit your blocked URL in our service and it will show you the final URL after all redirects.

Security information

We all know that the web is risky, but some don't know why. Here we will explain the two threats that safe.is detects: Phishing and Malware.

Phishing

Basically, Phishing is an attack that sends the user to a fake site, pretending to be the true one, and requests confidential information from the user, like a password.

According to Wikipedia:

Phishing is typically carried out by e-mail or instant messaging, and it often directs users to enter details at a fake website whose look and feel are almost identical to the legitimate one. Even when using server authentication, it may require tremendous skill to detect that the website is fake.^[1]

Read more about Phishing and AntiPhishing at AntiPhishing.org^[3]

Malware

Malware is a software that was built to be installed on the users machine in an automated way, without the user knowing about it. While running on the user's machine it can do all sorts of malicious activities.

According to Wikipedia:

Malware, short for malicious software, is software designed to infiltrate a computer without the owner's informed consent. The expression is a general term used by computer professionals to mean a variety of forms of hostile, intrusive, or annoying software or program code. The term "computer virus" is sometimes used as a catch-all phrase to include all types of malware, including true viruses.^[2]

Read more about Malware and how to prevent it at StopBadware^[4]