# Where does this url take you? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 14, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-this-url-take-you/771985 "2016-11-14T19:14:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-this-url-take-you/771985/1 "2016-11-14T19:14:28Z")
I was looking at one of those donations sites and I thought “_rule 34, what is at_ gofuckme?” So I put in the dot-com url and it took me to some thing that looked like my broadband provider’s site. What do you get? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-this-url-take-you/771985/2 "2016-11-14T19:31:28Z")
Some godawful scam page, probably containing malware. I advise anyone else reading this NOT to try it ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-this-url-take-you/771985/3 "2016-11-14T19:34:33Z")
It took me to a page that wanted to do immediate downloads that were “absolutely necessary”. I backed out _very_ quickly. Don’t go there. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-this-url-take-you/771985/4 "2016-11-14T19:40:37Z")
Reported for posting malware. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-this-url-take-you/771985/5 "2016-11-14T19:48:31Z")
Sorry, I guess I didn’t see that it had malware when I followed it. I have all kinds of blocky stuff on my browser. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-this-url-take-you/771985/6 "2016-11-14T20:16:22Z")
I’m not trying to get you in trouble. I know you didn’t do it intentionally. But I think it would be best for all concerned if this thread were cornfielded asap. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-this-url-take-you/771985/7 "2016-11-14T20:20:17Z")
Yes, you are probably right, my apologies. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-this-url-take-you/771985/8 "2016-11-14T20:26:54Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > I’m not trying to get you in trouble. I know you didn’t do it intentionally. But I think it would be best for all concerned if this thread were cornfielded asap. Asked and answered so I’ll close it but the ample warnings and no actual links means I’ll let it die a natural death.