A strange kind of link with Avito?

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Odyvanchik2018-08-19 20:56:52

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Odyvanchik, 2018-08-19 20:56:52

Good afternoon. Here is a link from Avito to the user account)

ru.avito://1/user/profile?userKey=20fe716519967e17e9c05a536b13debd&context=H4sIAAAAAAAAA0u0MrKqLgYSSpkpStaZVoZmJqaWpiYGlobWxVbGVkrFRclKQJYJUL4kNVfJuhYALryOVDEAAAA%3D

Could you please explain what this devilish ru.avito is and how to follow the link?

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Alexey Rudkovsky, 2018-08-19
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Links of this kind are URI schemes. The system redirects such links to applications that "track" them in a certain format (in your case, ru.avito). You can also encounter this with mail (mailto://) or ftp ( ftp://). To go to such a link, you need to have the right application