Url4short.info

Url4short.info is a Web address-shortening service website that has been implicated in browser hijacks and related browser issues, such as spam. Although its services may be genuine, the drawbacks that historically are linked to them force malware researchers to suggest a high level of caution whenever interacting with Url4short.info, which may redirect you to fraudulent offers or other websites that could harm your computer. If your browser redirects to Url4short.info or displays Url4short.info pop-ups automatically, rather than trying to suppress these symptoms, you should remove the software causing them by using strong anti-adware or anti-malware products.

The Short Route to the Web with Unhelpful Billboards

Url4short.info is just one of hundreds of websites that offer services for 'shortening' website links, increasing their compatibility with character-limited formats such as Twitter. However, it's with some regret that malware researchers have pointed out that Url4short.info differs from its competitor domains in ways that aren't especially advantageous to its users. As of the latest reports, these negative characteristics include:

• Url4short.info has been seen being promoted by browser hijackers, which may redirect your Web browser to Url4short.info automatically, launch pop-ups for Url4short.info or inject Url4short.info-related content. While this doesn't necessarily imply that Url4short.info's owners are responsible for the distribution of these PC threats, malware experts find it suspicious that Url4short.info hijacks haven't been associated with distinct products, such as browser toolbars.
• The Url4short.info website also has been implicated directly in redirecting its traffic to survey traps, which redirect continuously to additional surveys. Although not all online surveys are illegitimate, malware researchers have often seen them associated with fraudulent phishing attacks that steal classified information. There also is a secondary issue of Url4short.info preventing you from navigating away from its website, which, while not a major security hazard, is inexcusable from a Web design standpoint.

The Shortest Way to Get Url4short.info out of Your Life

Redirects to Url4short.info and other Url4short.info browser issues should be resolvable with minimal issues, as long as you have access to general anti-malware products that have good track records for removing threatening browser add-ons and Potentially Unwanted Programs. Interactions with Url4short.info surveys also should be examined closely for potential compromises of private information. However, at this time, malware experts haven't categorized Url4short.info or sites affiliated with Url4short.info as threatening.

Even if all of Url4short.info's features are entirely legitimate, it rarely is safe for your PC to make habitual use of website services from questionable domains. With there being plentiful competition for similar URL shortening services, malware researchers consider avoiding Url4short.info to be an obvious precaution till its many issues have been dealt with.