Chrome Extension - Malicious URL Detector When Browsing

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Inspiration

We were inspired to pursue this project as we envision a world where people can freely browse the internet without having to worry about malicious links and viruses.

What it does

Through a Google Chrome Extension, our software uses a neural network AI (CNN) to decide weather a google search result is malicious or not. If the link seems malicious, a red X appears beside the link and the user is given a warning if they try to open it. If the link seems safe, a green checkmark will appear next to the link.

How we built it

We created a Google Chrome Extension which is linked to our CNN neural network. The neural network is trained on open source data, and makes a prediction regarding whether the link is malicious. This Boolean value is then used by the Chrome Extension to place either a red X or a green checkmark depending on whether it is malicious or not.

Challenges we ran into

One teammate promised to show up but didn't. With only 2 people left, we worked tirelessly to create our project with a smaller team. To illustrate, half of the team did not sleep.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are proud what we were able to expand our knowledge of neural networks,. Furthermore, we are proud that we were able to create a functional Chrome Extension.

What we learned

We gained a more technical understanding of neural networks as well as Chrome Extensions. Furthermore, we learned how to persevere through difficult times and how to work better and more effectively in a team.

What's next for Chrome Extension - Malicious URL Detector When Browsing

In the future, we would like to fine tune the neural network so that it is more accurate. We would do this by training it on a larger set of data. After this, we plan to release our application onto the Chrome Extensions Store.

Built With

• github
• javascript
• machine-learning
• python
• pytorch