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How do I debug an emoticon-based URL?

In this case, the domain is "🍕💩.ws" (xn--vi8hiv.ws). This is a free link "shortener" that can turn any link into emojis. It's free and available at http://linkmoji.parseapp.com In this case, the ...
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How do I debug an emoticon-based URL?

This is a two-step process, which involved a bit of trial and error in finding the right URL un-shorteners. First of all, I tried a bunch of URL-unshorteners on the emoji-URL, until I found one that ...
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How do I debug an emoticon-based URL?

You need to convert it to punycode which is the ASCII representation of the name. This can be done for example online at punycoder.com and many programming languages have the necessary libraries if ...
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How do I debug an emoticon-based URL?

This is amazing! I had no idea you can use emojis in a URL, even though I'm a web developer! The other answer are great, but I found Unfurlr to work well. It allows you to see where something goes, ...
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What's the purpose of @ (at symbol) in URL before domain?

This syntax is used to specify protocol-level authentication details (username, occassionally also password) for connecting to the 'authority'. See for example RFC 3986 section 3.2.1. When used with ...
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How is phishing possible?

What you are describing isn’t phishing at all. According to Wikipedia, Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by ...
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How do I debug an emoticon-based URL?

Just past the URL in the address bar of Firefox browser, it will show you the ASCII form automatically: I'd expect other modern browsers to have similar behaviour, but I didn't actually test those.
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Getting e-mails from sites I have not registered to

Why am I getting e-mails that seem to have been sent to a different e-mail address? [email protected] and [email protected] are both your email address. See below for more information. ...
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Apple ID scam, gave control of my computer for a few minutes

It's true you "might", but you should assume you are. So the only correct thing to do now is to back up your data and fully reinstall your OS. You should this before doing anything else on your ...
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Anti-phishing method for Thunderbird using filters?

Since there is currently no option for does not end with, the closest might be the filter shown below. The @ symbol should be sufficient to ensure that addresses such as @NotReally.Foobar.net are ...
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Keep receiving phishing emails after reporting

The Quarantine page includes a comprehensive list of all quarantined email messages, including those classified as malicious, spam, or subject to other admin actions. This led to confusion. In the ...
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How do tech support scams work in windows? Is it malware, phishing, or how else would threats gain access to computers?

As Drink Some Pimp Juice IT said in a comment, it's mostly social engineering. You can get popups that warn about issues with your computer in a wide variety of ways. It can come from downloading ...
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How can I be sure an email attached Word file with RSA certificate did not infect my MacBook?

The only check possible is to run deep anti-virus scans on the computer. Use your current anti-virus, but also use some other well-known products from the Web. Most such products have a free scan ...
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Phishing emails from valid email accounts (no links, attachments, just looking for data)

Your SPF/DKIM won't protect you from incoming mail as that's used to legitimise outbound mail as a way of saying 'this mail is genuinely from me, look heres our domain key and our SPF etc' - which ...
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SEToolkit Not Cloning Login Page

I had to stop apache2. SEToolkit does NOT use Apache. It uses it's own HTTP daemon. I had to Google how to turn apache ON in the config file. Please mark this as solved.
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phishing error when enter naked domain name

Your site works fine from my computer on a corporate network, which definitely uses a firewall. This 'firewall' you have problems with is likely part of a suite of security programs, including anti-...
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