Site Checker is a browser extension designed to determine whether a website is legitimate or potentially a scam. It analyzes the domain and subdomain of the current site, compares it against a blocklist, and provides a status update.
- Checks if a site is on a predefined blocklist.
- Provides a visual status update indicating whether the site is potentially a scam or appears safe.
- Supports Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge browsers.
- Download the latest version from GitHub Releases.
- Open Chrome and go to
chrome://extensions/. - Enable "Developer mode" using the toggle in the top-right corner.
- Click "Load unpacked" and select the directory where you extracted the downloaded files.
- Download the latest version from GitHub Releases.
- Open Firefox and go to
about:debugging. - Click "This Firefox" (or "This Nightly" for Firefox Nightly).
- Click "Load Temporary Add-on" and select the
.xpifile from the downloaded release.
- Download the latest version from GitHub Releases.
- Open Edge and go to
edge://extensions/. - Enable "Developer mode" using the toggle in the bottom-left corner.
- Click "Load unpacked" and select the directory where you extracted the downloaded files.
- Open the extension popup by clicking on the Site Checker icon in the browser toolbar.
- The extension will automatically check the current website and display a status message indicating whether the site is potentially a scam or appears safe.
The blocklist used by Site Checker includes various known scam and phishing domains. You can customize the blocklist in the content.js file to add or remove domains as needed.
This is the first version of Site Checker. Future updates will include more powerful features and improvements. Stay tuned for enhancements and additional functionality!
Feel free to contribute by submitting issues or pull requests on the GitHub repository. Your feedback and contributions are welcome!
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.