: Browsers actually treat everything before the @ as "user info" and only care about what follows it.

: An Overview of Threats Exploring the Confusion Between Top-Level Domains and File Type Extensions

: A technical preprint (available on arXiv) that discusses the collisions between the namespace for filenames and DNS names.

: This paper analyzes how attackers exploit "file-to-domain confusion," specifically when a string like document.zip could be either a local file or a malicious website. It details threat scenarios including cryptocurrency mining scripts disguised as file extraction processes. Why "stronka.zip" Is a Landmark Case

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