Security Operations
URL Scanner
A tool that inspects URLs and their destinations to identify phishing risk, malware delivery, suspicious redirects, or other unsafe behavior.
Overview
A URL scanner evaluates links before users interact with them. Depending on the platform, it may expand shorteners, follow redirects, render the final page, inspect domains, and analyze page content for phishing or malicious behavior. Some URL scanners provide only basic reputation checks, while more advanced systems generate screenshots, evidence, and explainable verdicts. URL scanners are commonly used in phishing detection workflows, browser protections, email pipelines, and threat investigation dashboards.
Real-World Examples
- ▸A SOC analyst using a URL scanner to validate a reported link
- ▸A browser extension calling a URL scanner before a risky page loads
- ▸An email protection workflow using a URL scanner to inspect embedded links
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