PhishBlock

Helps to block phishing attempts through email.

PhishBlock - Block Phishing Attempts through Email

PhishBlock is an open source Chrome extension that helps users block phishing attempts through email. It verifies sender addresses and checks for any suspicious links, marking emails in red if they appear unverifiable and in green if everything looks good.
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Extension stats

Users: 83
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Rating: 5.00
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Version: 0.0.0.4 (Last updated: 2017-03-01)
Creation date: 2017-02-28
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Size: 46.83K

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Extension summary

Phishing attempts happen every day, all the time.

We know we should be super wary of links and phone numbers in emails. We know we should check the sender address and make sure it's correct.

This plugin helps with this idea. It looks at the sender's email address and compares it to any links in the email. If any information looks off or is unverifiable, it marks it in red. If everything looks good, it marks the email in green.

Currently the plugin only works in Gmail. After installing, if you have Gmail open, close that tab and reopen it.

This is an open source project.

*Note: You should always see a green or red box around the email content. I wrote this plugin over Gmail (it integrates with their code) so when they update, it might make this plugin stop integrating. Please let me know and I will fix it as soon as possible.

Extension safety

Risk impact

PhishBlock requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

PhishBlock has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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