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Threat Detection

Advanced threat detection capabilities to identify phishing attacks, malware, typosquatting, and other security threats. Comprehensive analysis powered by multiple detection methods.

Types of Threats We Detect

Phishing Attacks

Detect phishing sites designed to steal credentials, personal information, or financial data. Identifies brand impersonation, fake login pages, and credential harvesting attempts.

Examples:

  • •Fake banking websites
  • •Brand impersonation sites
  • •Credential harvesting pages
  • •Social engineering attacks

Malware Distribution

Identify URLs and domains used to distribute malware, trojans, viruses, and other malicious software. Protects against drive-by downloads and malicious payloads.

Examples:

  • •Malware hosting sites
  • •Trojan distribution
  • •Virus download links
  • •Malicious file hosting

Typosquatting

Detect look-alike domains that use misspellings, character substitutions, or similar-looking characters to impersonate legitimate brands and deceive users.

Examples:

  • •Character substitution (g00gle.com)
  • •Misspelled domains (gooogle.com)
  • •Similar-looking domains
  • •Brand impersonation

Suspicious Activity

Identify suspicious patterns including newly registered domains, unusual DNS configurations, invalid SSL certificates, and other indicators of malicious intent.

Examples:

  • •Newly registered suspicious domains
  • •Invalid SSL certificates
  • •Unusual DNS configurations
  • •Suspicious redirect chains

Detection Methods

Reputation Database Checks

Query multiple threat intelligence feeds including Google Safe Browsing, PhishTank, APWG, and proprietary databases to identify known threats.

Pattern Recognition

AI-powered pattern detection identifies common phishing techniques, suspicious URL structures, and malicious domain patterns.

Behavioral Analysis

Analyze domain registration patterns, hosting provider history, and DNS configurations to identify suspicious behavior.

Visual Similarity Detection

Compare visual elements, logos, and website structures to detect brand impersonation and typosquatting attempts.

Understanding Verdicts

Safe

No indicators of phishing or malicious activity detected. The URL appears legitimate and safe to visit.

Suspicious

Some warning signs detected (newly registered domain, unusual DNS, weak SSL). Exercise caution before visiting.

Malicious

Strong evidence of phishing or malicious activity. Do not visit. Report to authorities if you received this link.

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