PhishGuard - Email Phishing Detector icon

PhishGuard - Email Phishing Detector

by monayer42@gmail.com · Privacy & Security
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Real-time phishing detection for Gmail. Spots spoofed senders, scans links via VirusTotal & detects phishing patterns. Free.

Users
7
0 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
1
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#218K
#182K among extensions
Version
2.0.0
updated 20 Feb 2026

Users

monthly, 8 months
0510Feb 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 7 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 8 months
001Feb 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 1 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About PhishGuard - Email Phishing Detector

🛡️ PhishGuard — Real-Time Phishing Protection for Gmail PhishGuard automatically analyzes every email you open in Gmail and alerts you to phishing attacks before you click anything dangerous. 🔍 WHAT IT DETECTS • Brand impersonation — PayPal, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Apple + 10 more • Suspicious links scanned by VirusTotal (70+ antivirus engines) • Urgency tactics and credential-harvesting language (40+ patterns) • Typosquatting domains — paypa1.com, amaz0n.com, micros0ft.com • URL shorteners hiding malicious destinations ⚡ HOW IT WORKS 1. You open an email in Gmail 2. PhishGuard analyzes sender, subject, body and all links 3. A color-coded banner appears — green (safe), yellow (suspicious), red (danger) 4. Links are checked against VirusTotal's global threat database 5. The extension icon shows a risk badge: OK / ⚠ / ! 📊 STATISTICS DASHBOARD Track all-time and weekly threat counts, a 7-day activity chart, and the most dangerous email ever detected. 🔒 PRIVACY • All local analysis runs entirely in your browser • Only URLs are sent to VirusTotal — no email text, no personal data • No PhishGuard servers — zero data collection • Requires a free VirusTotal API key (setup guide included on install) 👨‍💻 Built by Paulo Monayer as a cybersecurity

Growth

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30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months−1−12.5%00.00

Version history

1 versions recorded
2.0.020 Feb 2026

Details

Category
Privacy & Security
First seen
20 Feb 2026
Size
46 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
docs.google.com
Extension ID
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Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 2
Permissions
activeTabstoragescripting
Site access
https://mail.google.com/*https://www.virustotal.com/*

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