Bitly Rosoft Win Patched Apr 2026

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=XXXXX

Users started noticing that when they clicked on Bit.ly shortened links, they were redirected to a Microsoft Windows Update page. The page appears to be legitimate, displaying a message about a recent patch update. The update page looks like:

The Bit.ly redirect to Microsoft Windows Update page appears to be a result of a recent patch misconfiguration. While the issue seems to be resolved, users should remain vigilant when clicking on shortened links. If you have any concerns or questions, feel free to ask in the comments.

However, users should always exercise caution when clicking on shortened links from unknown sources. It's possible that a similar technique could be used for malicious purposes in the future.

While the redirect to a Windows Update page might seem alarming, it's essential to note that this doesn't appear to be a malicious attack. The page users are being redirected to is a legitimate Microsoft update page.

The origin of the issue seems to stem from a recent patch released by Microsoft. While details are still emerging, it's believed that a misconfigured patch caused Bit.ly links to redirect to the Windows Update page.

SN1PER Tool-Web App Vulnerability Scanner

Sn1per Community Edition is an automated scanner that can be used during a penetration test to enumerate and scan for vulnerabilities. Sn1per Professional is Xero Security's premium reporting addon for Professional Penetration Testers, Bug Bounty Researchers and Corporate Security teams to manage large environments and pentest scopes.

Demo

Installation:

Step 1: git clone https://github.com/1N3/Sn1per.git

Step 2: cd Sn1per

Step 3: ./install.sh

Step 4: ./Sn1per

Usage:

# ./Sn1per -t (Target.com)

Example: ./Sn1per -t testsite.com

Commands And Usages

[*] SPECIFY CUSTOM CONFIG FILE

sniper -c /full/path/to/sniper.conf -t -m -w

[*] NORMAL MODE + OSINT + RECON

sniper -t -o -re

[*] STEALTH MODE + OSINT + RECON

sniper -t -m stealth -o -re

[*] DISCOVER MODE

sniper -t -m discover -w

[*] SCAN ONLY SPECIFIC PORT

sniper -t -m port -p

[*] FULLPORTONLY SCAN MODE

sniper -t -fp

[*] WEB MODE - PORT 80 + 443 ONLY!

sniper -t -m web

[*] HTTP WEB PORT MODE

sniper -t -m webporthttp -p

[*] HTTPS WEB PORT MODE

sniper -t -m webporthttps -p

[*] HTTP WEBSCAN MODE

sniper -t -m webscan

[*] ENABLE BRUTEFORCE

sniper -t -b

[*] AIRSTRIKE MODE

sniper -f targets.txt -m airstrike

[*] NUKE MODE WITH TARGET LIST, BRUTEFORCE ENABLED, FULLPORTSCAN ENABLED, OSINT ENABLED, RECON ENABLED, WORKSPACE & LOOT ENABLED

sniper -f targets.txt -m nuke -w

[*] MASS PORT SCAN MODE

sniper -f targets.txt -m massportscan -w

[*] MASS WEB SCAN MODE

sniper -f targets.txt -m massweb -w

[*] MASS WEBSCAN SCAN MODE

sniper -f targets.txt -m masswebscan -w

[*] MASS VULN SCAN MODE

sniper -f targets.txt -m massvulnscan -w

[*] PORT SCAN MODE

sniper -t -m port -p

[*] LIST WORKSPACES

sniper --list

[*] DELETE WORKSPACE

sniper -w -d

[*] DELETE HOST FROM WORKSPACE

sniper -w -t -dh

[*] GET SNIPER SCAN STATUS

sniper --status

[*] LOOT REIMPORT FUNCTION

sniper -w --reimport

[*] LOOT REIMPORTALL FUNCTION

sniper -w --reimportall

[*] LOOT REIMPORT FUNCTION

sniper -w --reload

[*] LOOT EXPORT FUNCTION

sniper -w --export

[*] SCHEDULED SCANS

sniper -w -s daily|weekly|monthly

[*] USE A CUSTOM CONFIG

sniper -c /path/to/sniper.conf -t -w

[*] UPDATE SNIPER

sniper -u|--update

Sn1per Features

Automatically collects basic recon (ie. whois, ping, DNS, etc.)
Automatically launches Google hacking queries against a target domain
Automatically enumerates open ports via NMap port scanning
Automatically exploit common vulnerabilities
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Automatically runs targeted NMap scripts against open ports
Automatically runs targeted Metasploit scan and exploit modules
Automatically scans all web applications for common vulnerabilities
Automatically brute forces ALL open services
Automatically test for anonymous FTP access
Automatically runs WPScan, Arachni and Nikto for all web services
Automatically enumerates NFS shares
Automatically test for anonymous LDAP access
Automatically enumerate SSL/TLS ciphers, protocols and vulnerabilities
Automatically enumerate SNMP community strings, services and users
Automatically list SMB users and shares, check for NULL sessions and exploit MS08-067
Automatically tests for open X11 servers
Performs high level enumeration of multiple hosts and subnets
Automatically integrates with Metasploit Pro, MSFConsole and Zenmap for reporting
Automatically gathers screenshots of all web sites
Create individual workspaces to store all scan output
Scheduled scans (https://github.com/1N3/Sn1per/wiki/Scheduled-Scans)
Slack API integration (https://github.com/1N3/Sn1per/wiki/Slack-API-Integration)
Hunter.io API integration (https://github.com/1N3/Sn1per/wiki/Hunter.io-API-Integration)
OpenVAS API integration (https://github.com/1N3/Sn1per/wiki/OpenVAS-Integration)
Burpsuite Professional 2.x integration (https://github.com/1N3/Sn1per/wiki/Burpsuite-Professional-2.x-Integration)
Shodan API integration (https://github.com/1N3/Sn1per/wiki/Shodan-Integration) https://www
Censys API integration (https://github.com/1N3/Sn1per/wiki/Censys-API-Integration)
Metasploit integration (https://github.com/1N3/Sn1per/wiki/Metasploit-Integration)