Editing URL redirection (section)

=== Manipulating visitors ===
URL redirection is sometimes used as a part of [[phishing]] attacks that confuse visitors about which web site they are visiting.<ref name="XP9Dh" /> Because modern browsers always show the real URL in the address bar, the threat is lessened. However, redirects can also take you to sites that will otherwise attempt to attack in other ways. For example, a redirect might take a user to a site that would attempt to trick them into downloading antivirus software and installing a [[Trojan horse (computing)|Trojan]] of some sort instead.