The Malicious Website Alert extension is a browser extension designed to enhance user security while browsing the internet. It provides real-time alerts when users attempt to visit websites known to be malicious or potentially harmful, helping prevent users from falling victim to phishing scams, malware distribution, and other online threats.
- Real-time protection against known malicious websites.
- Seamless integration with popular web browsers.
- Lightweight and non-intrusive operation.
- Option to proceed or cancel navigation to flagged websites.
- Clone or download the repository to your local machine.
- Open Google Chrome or any Chromium-based browser.
- Navigate to chrome://extensions/.
- Enable Developer mode in the top right corner.
- Click on "Load unpacked" and select the directory where you cloned or downloaded the repository.
- Once installed, the extension icon will appear in the browser toolbar.
- When attempting to visit a potentially malicious website, the extension will display a security alert.
- Click on the extension icon to view details of the alert and choose whether to proceed or cancel navigation to the website.
- The extension will continue to monitor website reputations in real-time to provide ongoing protection during browsing sessions.
Contributions to the Malicious Website Alert extension are welcome! If you find a bug, have a feature request, or want to contribute code, please open an issue or submit a pull request on GitHub.
- Special thanks to the developers of the VirusTotal API for providing valuable threat intelligence services used in this project.
- Appreciation to the creators of related libraries and tools that facilitated the development and deployment of this extension.
For any inquiries or feedback, please contact yeouda1234@gmail.com.
The Malicious Website Alert extension is provided as-is without any warranty. Users are advised to exercise caution while browsing the internet and to use additional security measures as needed.