Securify

Chrome extension that flags suspected phishing or scam messages in gmail.

General details:

Our team of 4 had recently discovered a major phishing problem affecting students at our school just before we headed to UT Austin's hackathon.

We tackled this problem by building Securify: A chrome extension that protects users from phishing/scam emails

  • provides a colored indicator next to emails in a user's inbox indicating whether an email may be malicious or safe
  • allows users to report suspicious emails so that other users are informed of similar malicious emails

How we built it:

  • Utilized the Django framework with Python to build the back-end for the reporting system, and MonogDB to store the data for reported emails
  • Built the front-end of the chrome extension with JavaScript, and CSS to provide an indicator whether inbox emails have been reported by institutions or users as malicious
  • Implemented the algorithm blending user reports and institution blacklists to flag suspicious emails