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A URL shortener that creates suspicious-looking URLs

Rob Beschizza
Sep 19, 2025
∙ Paid

Want to upset your workplace or school's IT department? Want to trip automated systems? Phishy URL is a perverse URL shortener-type service that creates eminently shady URLs packed with malware keywords and linking via domains such as cam-xxx.live or cheap-stocks.biz. You can choose the flavor of sketchiness (gambling, malware, adult, etc) and length.

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