Computer Prank: URL Redirect Trick

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Vlasc
  • By: Vlasc
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  • Updated: 10-Aug-07
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  • Added: 10-Aug-07

Prank your friends by redirecting there favourite site into something there not expecting!!! NOTE: Heres the written tutorial because i forogot to put audio onto the video... sorry ;(

Written Tutorial:
STEP 1. Find a website that your friend would NOT like to go to...
STEP 2. Go to the site: http://www.zoneedit.com/lookup.html
STEP 3. Type in the URL you would like to direct in the "Enter a host name for Forward DNS Lookup:" box
STEP 4. Press look it up, and copy the IP address down.
STEP 5. Click on "Start" ---> "Run" and type in "notepad c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts"
STEP 6. On the last line paste the ip address, press tab and type in the URL your friend will visit
STEP 7. Save and test

Once he goes to the website he wishes, it will redirect into the website you set it to :) Hope this prank goes well!

  1. Categories: Entertainment, How To
  2. Related Link: Zoneedit
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