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Phishing Starter

by danevh@gwu.edu · Education
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Phishing Detection Project

Users
2
−1 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#368K
#277K among extensions
Version
0.1.0
updated 10 Apr 2026

Users

monthly, 8 months
023Mar 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 2 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 8 months
001Mar 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 0 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 Phishing Starter

Phish Finders is a lightweight Chrome extension that delivers real-time, intelligent phishing detection directly in your browser, helping you make safer decisions as you browse, search, and communicate online. Instead of relying on static blacklists, it uses machine learning to dynamically analyze links, websites, and email content, identifying both known and emerging threats as they happen. The extension provides live feedback on URLs and pages you visit, generating clear, percentage-based risk scores alongside plain-English explanations so you can understand why something may be unsafe before you interact with it. It also integrates with your browsing experience by analyzing search activity and history to surface patterns and highlight potentially risky behavior over time. In addition, Phish Finders can parse selected emails in your gmail inbox to detect phishing attempts through link inspection and language analysis, giving you another layer of protection where attacks most often occur. All results are presented through a clean, intuitive interface designed to make complex security insights easy to understand. A continuously updating dashboard offers a real-time view of flagged sites, risk trends, and browsing activity, allowing you to stay informed without needing technical expertise. Phish Finders is built not just to detect threats, but to make them understandable—combining fast, adaptive machine learning with a readable, user-focused design to help you browse with confidence.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days−1−33.3%00.00
30 days−1−33.3%00.00
6 months+2–00.00

Version history

1 versions recorded
0.1.02 Mar 2026

Details

Category
Education
First seen
2 Mar 2026
Size
13 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
danevanhorn.github.io
Extension ID
mjgpmniccjphkacfhkdbkpcnjkjgcfal

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 2
Permissions
activeTabscriptingstorage
Site access
http://localhost:5001/*https://localhost:5001/*

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