Tiny URLs like “http://bit.ly/e0Mw9w” are short and convenient to use, however they often mask the true origin as well.
PowerShell can uncover tiny URLs by finding their true target:
$url = "http://bit.ly/e0Mw9w" $request = [System.Net.WebRequest]::Create($url) $request.AllowAutoRedirect=$false $response=$request.GetResponse() $trueUrl = $response.GetResponseHeader("Location") "$url -> $trueUrl"
Here is the result:
http://bit.ly/e0Mw9w -> http://www.leeholmes.com/projects/ps_html5/Invoke-PSHtml5.ps1
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