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Understanding URL addresses is an important part of online security. When evaluating a link, how do you differentiate the domain name from the rest of the link? For example, does http:\/\/www.example.com\/paypal.com go to PayPal.com? What about http:\/\/paypal.com:user@example.com? To learn the ins-and-outs of link security read Ask Leo’s phishing article “How do I know that this web address is safe?”<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Understanding URL addresses is an important part of online security. When evaluating a link, how do you differentiate the domain name from the rest of the link? For example, does http:\/\/www.example.com\/paypal.com go to PayPal.com? What about http:\/\/paypal.com:user@example.com? 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