BEWARE! Typing google dot com wrongly can harm your computer

byMudreM

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9 years ago

I stumbled upon an interesting article that explains how typing google.com wrongly can harm your computer.

I'm not an expert in this field so here's a quote:

As revealed by Analytics Edge, ɢoogle.com isn’t actually Google.com or google.com, but by using a special character, it’s pretending to be.
To be precise, it’s Latin Letter Small Capital G, also known as Unicode 0262. The small G is part of a subset of special characters that can also be used in funky domain names like http://√.com or http://日本語.jp.
When you point your browser to ɢoogle.com, it’s actually leading you to xn--oogle-wmc.com, which in turn refers to an address that's not the same as google.com, and looks spammy enough to potentially do harm to your computer.
Even though ɢoogle.com seems to only be used for Trump spam, other safe-looking links might lead to more harmful websites — and that’s why it’s important to stay aware of where you’re going at all times.

So, beware when typing google.com. This is the source in case you decide to learn more: http://thenextweb.com/google/2016/11/21/google-isnt-google/

Hope your computer won't get into trouble. Have a great day/night.