Link lockers and ad‑shortener links
A short link that makes you click through ads, wait or “complete steps” before it opens what you came for. What these links are, where they turn risky, and how to get through one without allowing or installing anything.
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What it looks like
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Step 1 of 3: Allow notifications to continue. Step 2: Install the browser extension. Step 3: Get link.
The steps are ads. What you came for doesn't need any of them.
Your download is ready. Click Allow to start.
Examples. The names and amounts change; the shape doesn't.
How to spot one
A short link that opens a page of ads, a countdown or “steps” first. Names you may see: ShrinkMe, Linkvertise, Loot-Link, and many others. They're real services that pay the person who shared the link for every visit.
It asks you to allow notifications. That lets the site send pop-ups to your phone or computer later, long after you've closed it.
It asks you to install an extension, an app or a “download manager” to continue.
Several download buttons on one page. Most are ads. The real one is often small and plain.
It sends you on to another site that asks you to sign in, enter a code, or says your device has a virus.
What to do
Never allow notifications, install anything or sign in to get through. A link locker only needs you to look at ads. If a step asks for more, close the tab.
If you allowed notifications by mistake, open your browser's settings, find Notifications (under Site settings or Permissions) and remove the site.
Get mods, files and apps from the place that made them when you can: the game's own store, your app store, the creator's own page.
Still not sure? Check the link. We follow it on a phone and a computer, not yours, and tell you where it really ends up.
Already clicked through?
- I installed something
- I only opened the link
- Getting pop-ups now? Remove the site from your browser's notification settings. That stops them.
Why it works
Each visit earns the person who shared the link money from the ads on the way. Most of those ads are ordinary. Some aren't, and those are the fake “Allow” buttons, extensions and download buttons.