Microsoft today released URL Tracer, a free tool to find "typosquatters" that capitalize on inadvertent URL misspellings to trick pay-per-click domain parking services.

Many cybersquatters will register these typo domains and fill them with adult advertising or other inappropriate content. The tool also enables parents to block typo-squatting domains that serve adult ads on typos of children's Web sites.

To scan a web site, type its URL into the Tracer Address bar and click the “Scan Site” button. The URL Tracer will start up a new instance of Internet Explorer to scan the site.

To determine possible typo-domains, URL Tracer uses deliberate missing-dot typos, character omission typos, character permutation typos, character replacement typos and character insertion typos.

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