Merlin
Fake-Shop Detector

Fake-Shop Detector

The Fake Shop Detector warns you of fraudulent offers, directly in your internet browser!

What is Fake-Shop Detector?
"Fake-Shop Detector" is a Firefox add-on dedicated to ensuring secure online shopping. This tool acts in real-time, vetting websites for potential risk via an expert-curated database of trustworthy and fraudulent sites. Unknown sites undergo AI analysis. Red, yellow, green and grey indicators signify high risk, unclear result, very low risk and non-store sites respectively. Operated by ÖIAT, AIT, and X-NET, it supports user privacy by not storing private data.
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Rating: 4.88 (8)
Version: 2.0.2 (Last updated: 2024-02-28)
Creation date: 2021-07-16
Weekly download count: 24
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • tabs
  • unlimitedStorage
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
  • *://*/*
Size: 500.17K
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Summary
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The Fake-Shop Detector warns you in time about fraudulent offers, directly in your internet browser.

- Free of charge and in real-time
- Does not store private data
- Available for Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and all Chromium browsers

The Fake-Shop Detector checks every visited website in two steps: First, it searches an expert-curated database on reputable and fraudulent online stores and websites. If a website is unknown, a real-time analysis by Artificial Intelligence (AI) occurs.

The plugin shows you the result of this check with different colors and icons.

Red: High risk. Yellow: No clear result. Green: Very low risk. Grey: No online store, plugin still working, deactivated.

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Safety
Risk impact

Fake-Shop Detector is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Fake-Shop Detector if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Fake-Shop Detector is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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