Built a free browser extension that detects scam websites. No signup needed

1 websafely 0 6/10/2025, 8:24:06 AM

I got tired of seeing people (especially non-tech folks) fall for fake websites pretending to be banks, stores, etc. So I made a free chrome extension that scans the website you are visiting in real time and uses ML to calculate scam score based on 40+ signals from website & external sources.

It also shows few key stats about the website like domain age, popularity, threat level, IP location and whois registrar right within the extension popup.

It also has a main website if anyone wants to explore all previous URL submissions along with their results.

The scam score is in BETA. I would really like your input - Good, Bad, What's missing, etc.

Website: https://websafely.net Extension: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/websafely-%E2%80%93-scam-detector/ominfpblmajcdniafajimnpokfpgailb

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Built a free browser extension that detects scam websites. No signup needed

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