URL redirection allows one URL to lead to another for various reasons, including covering spelling mistakes, promoting multiple products, and corporate acquisitions. Malicious redirects are now commonly used in phishing attacks. The uniform resource locator, or URL, of a web page is like its address on the web. URL redirection allows one URL to lead […]
DNS redirection, or DNS hijacking, diverts results from a DNS server, often used by ISPs to display a search or help page instead of an error message. It can also block dangerous or illegal websites or be used in phishing attacks. DNS translates a domain name into an IP address, and DNS redirect eliminates the […]
