# Pescatore

> This Add-on helps users detect malicious phishing websites from the URL using machine learning.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/pescatore](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pescatore)

## Overview

- **ID:** `pescatore`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sandeep Jacob
- **Category:** privacy-security,tabs
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Rating:** 4.33 / 5 (6 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.24.1
- **Last updated:** 2023-04-10
- **First published:** 2023-04-01
- **Size:** 192 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/pescatore/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/sandeepjacob-20/Pescatore-Extension-For-Firefox.git](https://github.com/sandeepjacob-20/Pescatore-Extension-For-Firefox.git)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #70,715 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pescatore)