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Add high-trust links
Track branded shortlinks, affiliate links, campaign redirects, QR destinations, and other URLs where trust and destination integrity matter.
Trusted Link & Redirect Monitoring
A link can be up and still be wrong.
GhostLink follows redirect paths behind trusted links and alerts you when destinations change in suspicious or unexpected ways.
Example Incident Context
Original URL
https://brand.link/spring-offer
Expected Domain
brand.com
Observed Final URL
https://unexpected-destination.example
Threat Level
high
Why It Matters
A previously trusted link now redirects to an unexpected destination, increasing security risk.
Monitor trusted URLs
Surface suspicious destination changes
Protect revenue and brand integrity
Give responders fast context
Who It Is For
Built for teams and creators whose links keep working after publish day.
Ecommerce teams
Affiliate marketers
YouTube creators
Digital agencies
MSPs
Marketing operations
Brands using QR codes
What Is a Ghost Redirect?
A trusted-looking link can quietly start sending people somewhere else.
A ghost redirect happens when the visible or expected link still looks legitimate, but the redirect path behind it changes. Customers may click a branded shortlink, affiliate URL, QR code, or campaign link and land on a destination your team did not intend.
That change can be harmless, like a normal www redirect, or it can signal affiliate abuse, campaign drift, phishing infrastructure, brand impersonation, or a compromised redirect chain.
Trusted link
brand.link/spring
to
Redirect chain
tracker -> shortener -> unknown host
to
Observed destination
unexpected-login.example
Learn the Problem
Learn why trusted links need monitoring.
A link can load successfully and still send visitors somewhere unexpected. Learn why campaign links, QR codes, affiliate links, and branded redirects need destination-aware monitoring.
Try It Now
Test a link and see how GhostLink analyzes redirect risk.
Enter a work email and a link you are authorized to check. We’ll analyze the redirect behavior, email the result, and store the submission details needed to provide the report and prevent abuse.
Not sure if GhostLink is useful for you? Start with one important URL and see where it actually lands after redirects.
Try the Free Link Check if you use:
QR codes
Campaign links
Affiliate links
Branded shortlinks
Vendor links
Partner URLs
Email and landing-page links
What you’ll get
- Observed final destination
- Redirect behavior summary
- Initial risk rating
- A sample incident-style email report
Best for branded shortlinks, affiliate links, campaign redirects, QR destinations, and other trusted-looking URLs.
How It Works
Focused monitoring for redirect paths that matter.
GhostLink is designed to monitor the links your teams already rely on and identify when a benign-looking path quietly starts going somewhere it should not.
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Inspect redirect behavior
GhostLink checks redirect paths and compares observed behavior against expected destinations so suspicious changes are easier to spot.
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Alert with usable context
Teams get readable incident detail that helps them understand what changed instead of just being told a link is “down.”
Example Alert
Designed for fast triage, not vague link warnings.
When GhostLink detects suspicious redirect behavior, the alert gives responders the context they need quickly: what was checked, where it landed, how it got there, and what to do next.
The goal is simple: help a security, marketing, or ecommerce owner understand the issue in seconds.
Banshee Alert
Suspicious Redirect Detected
Confidence
0.91
Category
Phishing-style redirect
Incident
new
Original URL
https://brand.link/spring-offer
Observed Final URL
https://unexpected-login.example/session
Redirect Chain
brand.link -> campaign tracker -> unknown host -> unexpected login page
AI Summary
A trusted campaign link now resolves to an unexpected login-style destination after multiple redirects. Review the campaign destination, disable the public link if needed, and confirm partner tracking has not been modified.
Recommended action
Pause affected campaigns and verify the intended final destination.
Use Cases
Built for organizations that cannot afford silent redirect abuse.
GhostLink fits best wherever trusted-looking links can quietly create security, brand, or revenue problems.
Affiliate, creator, and ecommerce links
Monitor links in YouTube descriptions, evergreen content, storefronts, and campaigns for destination changes that can affect attribution, traffic, partner value, or audience trust.
Brand-owned redirect infrastructure
Monitor the destinations behind branded shortlinks and campaign URLs before customers notice something is wrong.
Phishing-style redirect detection
Surface suspicious redirect chains where users expect a trusted destination but land somewhere risky.
Agency and MSP oversight
Watch larger link portfolios across clients and spot issues earlier without depending on customer reports.
Why GhostLink
More useful than simple uptime checks.
GhostLink focuses on a monitoring gap many teams do not cover well: links that still appear to work, but now resolve in ways that create hidden security, trust, or revenue issues.
It is built to help teams recognize redirect problems faster and understand what changed without digging through noisy tooling first.
Readable incident context
Clear original, expected, and observed destination detail for faster triage.
Brand and revenue protection
Reduce the chance that silent redirect abuse goes unnoticed.
Low-friction starting point
Begin with the links that matter most and expand over time.
Inside GhostLink
See link risk, account controls, and detections in one place.
Customers manage monitored links, alert recipients, team access, and billing from a self-service portal. When a trusted URL reaches an unexpected destination, GhostLink records the evidence and presents the change in plain language.
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Pricing
Start with the links that carry real business risk.
GhostLink Shield is the initial monitoring plan for teams that want practical redirect protection without a long security procurement cycle. We help you onboard the first link set, tune alert recipients, and expand once the high-trust URLs are covered.
Best fit
Marketing, ecommerce, security, agency, and MSP teams with trusted links in the wild.
Launch approach
Guided first-link onboarding followed by self-service link, alert contact, team access, and billing management.
What customers buy
A monthly or annual B2B software subscription for authorized redirect monitoring, email alerts, and onboarding support.
Initial Plan
GhostLink Shield
$149
/ month
Continuous redirect monitoring for the links customers, partners, and campaign audiences already trust.
- Up to 250 monitored links
- Hourly redirect checks
- Email alerts when hourly checks detect high-risk redirect behavior
- Redirect-chain evidence and observed final destination
- AI risk summary with recommended action
- Incident deduplication to reduce alert noise
- Tenant-specific alert recipient and contact settings
- Self-service Client Portal for links, contacts, team access, detections, and billing
Annual option
$1,490/year, equal to two months free.
Advanced integrations, SSO, custom SLAs, very large portfolios, and agency multi-client workspaces can be scoped after the initial plan is live. See the subscription and refund policy for cancellation, billing, and support details.
Paid Onboarding
Add your first monitored links.
After Checkout, submit your alert recipient and first high-trust URLs. GhostLink will create your tenant configuration and begin monitoring the submitted links. You can then manage links, alert contacts, team access, recent detections, and subscription billing through the Client Portal.
FAQ
Questions teams usually ask first.
GhostLink is focused on redirect integrity: where trusted links actually send people, and whether that behavior still matches what your team expects.
What does GhostLink check?
GhostLink checks the submitted URL, follows redirects, records the observed final destination, and summarizes the redirect behavior and risk signals.
Is this a generic URL scanner?
No. GhostLink is designed around redirect monitoring and link integrity, especially for trusted links that customers, partners, or campaign audiences already click.
What kinds of links should I monitor?
Branded shortlinks, affiliate links, QR code destinations, campaign links, vendor links, partner URLs, and high-trust links in emails or landing pages are strong candidates.
Can GhostLink monitor links continuously?
Yes. The Free Link Check is a sample analysis. The monitoring product is built to check selected links repeatedly and alert when suspicious or unexpected redirect behavior appears.
What happens if a risky redirect is detected?
GhostLink stores the redirect evidence, classifies the issue, deduplicates repeated detections, and can send a readable alert with the context a responder needs for quick triage.
What is included in the paid plan?
GhostLink Shield includes up to 250 monitored links, hourly checks, email alerts for high-risk detections, redirect-chain evidence, AI summary, incident deduplication, and a self-service Client Portal.
Can I manage the service myself?
Yes. After the initial Checkout and onboarding form, the Client Portal lets account owners manage monitored links, alert contacts, team access, recent detections, and Stripe subscription billing.
How does billing work?
GhostLink Shield is billed as a recurring software subscription through Stripe. Account owners can cancel through the Stripe Billing Portal. Access continues through any remaining paid service period, then link management and monitoring pause when the subscription becomes inactive.
Is the Free Link Check safe to use?
Only submit URLs you are authorized to check. GhostLink blocks common private/internal targets and uses anti-abuse controls, but the tool should not be used for confidential links or unauthorized testing.
Get Started
Start monitoring your trusted links.
Begin with GhostLink Shield, cover the links that matter most, and expand once the first monitoring workflow is proven.