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Security Search Extension

Browser extension to protect users from scam sites in search results. Built for Firefox, Chrome, and Safari.

Features

  • Detects scam sites in Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yahoo, and Baidu search results
  • Community-driven scam reporting system
  • Pre-loaded list of legitimate DeFi protocols (Uniswap, Aave, Lido, Curve, etc.)
  • Real-time warnings for known scam domains
  • Safe site verification badges
  • Remote blocklist synchronization from MetaMask and ScamSniffer

Installation

Chrome / Chromium

  1. Open chrome://extensions
  2. Enable "Developer mode"
  3. Click "Load unpacked"
  4. Select the extension directory

Firefox

  1. Open about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox
  2. Click "Load Temporary Add-on"
  3. Select any file in the extension directory

Safari

  1. Open Xcode and create a new Safari Extension project
  2. Copy the extension files into the project
  3. Build and enable in Safari Preferences

Usage

  1. Click the extension icon to open the popup
  2. View current page status in the header
  3. Report scam sites using the "Report a Scam" form
  4. Mark legitimate sites as safe using "Mark as Safe"
  5. Click "Sync Now" to fetch latest blocklists from remote sources

Supported Search Engines

  • Google (google.com)
  • Bing (bing.com)
  • DuckDuckGo (duckduckgo.com)
  • Yahoo (yahoo.com)
  • Baidu (baidu.com)

Supported DeFi Protocols

The extension includes verified sites for:

  • DEX: Uniswap, Curve, Balancer, SushiSwap, PancakeSwap
  • Lending: Aave, Compound, Morpho
  • Liquid Staking: Lido, Rocket Pool
  • Stablecoins: MakerDAO, Frax
  • Aggregators: 1inch, Jupiter
  • Wallets: MetaMask, Phantom, Rabby
  • Block Explorers: Etherscan, Arbiscan, Snowtrace

Data Sources

Safe Sites

  • Manually curated list of official protocol websites
  • Categories: DEX, Lending, Liquid Staking, Stablecoin, Wallet, Analytics, Block Explorer

Scam Sites

  • MetaMask eth-phishing-detect
  • ScamSniffer scam-database
  • Community reports

See DATA_SOURCES.md for detailed information.

Architecture

See ARCHITECTURE.md for technical details.

License

MIT - See LICENSE

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