- Jun 23, 2017
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Hello MT
Recently I received this link in a message from a friend (as a joke - he did not know where it originated from either. Stupid of him.) As it started with google.com and had the title "Gmail - Apps on Google Play" I thought it was legit so I opened it (https instead of hxxps) (it was on Snapchat, which doesn't display the full URL without copying it)
hxxps://www.google.com/appserve/mkt/p/ALvTkbZzgARQ0GH-qtAQ3Wv0JNGkslzUq2qvuuYUWJS2MLh5rXw4BtchrHmbBxOSyYQ-zP_4Z_bxjhV6BMl0D9U-xDkyRSHzo-_0y4eFDKDkgSh4JbmexSa_t2zCyhz5D9vYLuvApQ3LRBs4jV-6OxvLpNe4fxplXIEPXGfcuN6slcT011H3r_69JELQ1zLeuhGlwMJslXrOIRvGNhWGFSQCKkkMQefJ2spmWt87xQ
It redirected me to Gmail, but when I looked at the link later on it seemed extremely suspicious, as the official link to the Gmail app is https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.gm&hl=en_US
My primary, but unlikely, suspicion is that this link executes some account action, and then redirects to Gmail. But hopefully, Google has prevented such things without getting a confirmation.
Should I be worried?
Recently I received this link in a message from a friend (as a joke - he did not know where it originated from either. Stupid of him.) As it started with google.com and had the title "Gmail - Apps on Google Play" I thought it was legit so I opened it (https instead of hxxps) (it was on Snapchat, which doesn't display the full URL without copying it)
hxxps://www.google.com/appserve/mkt/p/ALvTkbZzgARQ0GH-qtAQ3Wv0JNGkslzUq2qvuuYUWJS2MLh5rXw4BtchrHmbBxOSyYQ-zP_4Z_bxjhV6BMl0D9U-xDkyRSHzo-_0y4eFDKDkgSh4JbmexSa_t2zCyhz5D9vYLuvApQ3LRBs4jV-6OxvLpNe4fxplXIEPXGfcuN6slcT011H3r_69JELQ1zLeuhGlwMJslXrOIRvGNhWGFSQCKkkMQefJ2spmWt87xQ
It redirected me to Gmail, but when I looked at the link later on it seemed extremely suspicious, as the official link to the Gmail app is https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.gm&hl=en_US
My primary, but unlikely, suspicion is that this link executes some account action, and then redirects to Gmail. But hopefully, Google has prevented such things without getting a confirmation.
Should I be worried?