Netcraft | Leader in Phishing Detection, Cybercrime Disruption and Website Takedown (2024)

FAQs

How does Netcraft detect phishing? ›

Netcraft's online brand protection operates 24/7 to discover phishing, fraud, scams, and cyber attacks through extensive automation, AI, machine learning, and human insight. Our disruption & takedown service ensures that malicious content is blocked and removed quickly and efficiently—typically within hours.

Trust & Transparency: Through decades of working with the internet community, Netcraft has earned the trust of the industry's key players.

Netcraft is certified by the UK Government's Cyber Essentials scheme. We are also a PCI Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV).

We use both our phishing and malware classification systems to determine the classification, looking at whether the URL hosts a phishing site (and whether we've seen it before), or whether it is used to distribute or control malware.

Netcraft sends the URL of the site in question to a verification server at http://toolbar.netcraft.com/check_url/http://sitename.com. Checking the URL is not performed through a secure connection (HTTPS or SSL), which renders requests and responses prone to forgery via replay attacks.

Google Chrome:

Google chrome introduces safe browsing technology that displays security warning page in case of suspicious URL. This feature is specifically introduced for prevention of phishing attacks.

Netcraft's free browser extension provides real-time enhanced protection from malicious sites defending you from phishing, fake shops, and malicious scripts such as JavaScript skimmers and cryptocurrency miners.

EasyDMARC's phishing Link checker detects phishing and malicious websites using a high-quality machine-learning algorithm. The tool parses high-quality datasets containing millions of real-time updated phishing URLs and feeds them into the model.

To find out if a link is safe, just copy/paste the URL into the search box and hit Enter. Google Safe Browsing's URL checker will test the link and report back on the site's legitimacy and reputation in just seconds. It's that easy to use Google's URL scanner.

Malware-laden downloads aside, phishing websites can be made to look like familiar websites that you trust. Such look-alike websites are no more than overtures to steal your personal information.

Is it illegal to have a phishing site? ›

While the phishing technique is not illegal by itself, all states do have regulations and laws that prevent you from being able to acquire other people's private information. While it may not explicitly say “Phishing is illegal”, other criminal laws can be applied in that case.

Netcraft's takedown service leverages extensive automation to: gather and present convincing evidence of the malicious content. identify hosting providers, domain registrars, webmasters, social media platforms, and others involved in the attack's infrastructure.

Free website malware and security checker. Enter a URL like example.com and the Sucuri SiteCheck scanner will check the website for known malware, viruses, blacklisting status, website errors, out-of-date software, and malicious code. Disclaimer: Sucuri SiteCheck is a free website security scanner.

A website can be taken down for copyright violation. The OSP/ISP that is hosting the website can take a website down if the site does not remove or "takedown" the infringing content identified in a DMCA Takedown notice. A DMCA Takedown notice is the preferred method for this process.

Here are some ways to recognize a phishing email: Urgent call to action or threats - Be suspicious of emails and Teams messages that claim you must click, call, or open an attachment immediately. Often, they'll claim you have to act now to claim a reward or avoid a penalty.

Image analysis: ML models, such as convolutional neural networks (CNNs), can be trained to analyze images on websites, such as logos or banners, to determine if they are imitations or manipulations of legitimate images. This can help identify counterfeit websites used for phishing attacks.

AI Phishing Detection

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) models can be trained to analyze the text of an email or the websites that it points to. These models will identify common red flags of phishing attacks, such as misspellings, attempts to coerce the recipient, and URL structure and targets.

Use security software: The best internet security software will have a good antivirus tool and a secure web browser to automatically detect phishing attacks and prevent you from engaging with them.