Pescatore
This Add-on helps users detect malicious phishing websites from the URL using machine learning.
What is Pescatore?
Pescatore is a Firefox add-on that employs advanced machine learning techniques to check if the website you are browsing is malicious or not. It analyzes up to 10 different features from the URL without reading or using any content from the website.
Stats
By:
Sandeep Jacob
Users:
N/A
Rating:
4.33
(6)
Creation date:
2023-04-01
Weekly download count:
NaN
Firefox on Android:
No
Risk impact:
Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Low risk likelihood
Manifest version:
2
Permissions:
Size:
196.42K
Email:
sa*****@gmail.com
URLs:
Website
Stats date:
Chrome-Stats Rank
#
127087
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Summary
This Add-on can be used to check if the website you are browsing is malicious or not. It employs advanced machine learning techniques that uses as much as 10 different features from the URL to detect malicious websites. This Add-on doesn't read or use any text, image or other contents from the website for the detection.
User reviews
Nice and simple add-on, privacy friendly.
This add-on is the best on the Firefox Store.(For a budding dev)
It's can show 3 things about a site.
The location, registrar and the safety which is kinda a hit or miss.
It worked really well, the accuracy was also quite good. The user interface is simple and minimalist without any unwanted information or features.
Safety
Risk impact
Pescatore may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing.
Risk likelihood
Pescatore has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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