URL Expander safely retrieves the real location of shortened links, potentially unmasking malicious urls. Core Features: - Expanding links masked by URL shortening services. - Following/limiting redirect chains (ie. redirects that lead to more redirects) - Low-level proxy capabilities for hiding your origin (if desired) - Specifying a useragent string for use in retrieving URLs URL Expander was built with security analysts in mind, specifically for use with log data containing shortened links where the actual location isn't revealed in the logs. For example, some email appliances may scan incoming emails for hyperlinks, but if any of those hyperlinks are short URLs, the real location may not be specified in the logs.