Google’s Clock hits Zero

Well Its now 2010 and the countdown clock on Google’s I’m Feeling Lucky site is displaying fireworks

Happy New Year Every One.

The URL for I’m feeling lucky is

http://www.google.co.uk/search?&btnI=3564&q=

Just type anything you want at the end of the query (q) parameter to be taken there by Google.

So how could this be used?

Well how about a simple Rick Roll

http://www.google.co.uk/search?&btnI=3564&q=Rick Astley Video

Lets change those words as they look too obvious.

Just a tiny bit of URL Encoding and we’re done

http://www.google.co.uk/search?&btnI=3564&q=%52%69%63%6b%20%41%73%74%6c%65%79%20%56%69%64%65%6f

Yep Looks like a normal Google Link to me. How many people would know that the above URL would get them Rick Rolled?

Well how about I now go out and buy myself I nice IDN Domain which looks exactly like Google.Com but no matter what you type in I return all pay-per-click ads (remeber the site would look exactly like Google.com).

I’m sure you now get the idea that just because someone posts a google link and it could even be a Real Google Link like I used above in my examples, it doesn’t mean that you are not going to get sent to a virus site or a site you did not intend to visit.

BeSafe and Once again Happy New Year