PhishGuard - Phishing Email Detector

Inspiration

Phishing emails are one of the biggest cybersecurity threats today. Millions of people lose money and personal data every year by falling for fake emails. As someone learning cybersecurity, I wanted to build a tool that helps everyday people protect themselves without needing any technical knowledge.

What it does

PhishGuard is an AI-powered phishing email detector. Users paste any suspicious email into the app and click "Analyze for Threats." The app instantly gives a danger score from 0 to 100, detects red flags like urgent language, suspicious links, and requests for sensitive data, and provides proactive safety tips on what to do next.

How we built it

I built PhishGuard entirely using MeDo. I described what I wanted in plain language and MeDo generated the full app — including the threat assessment engine, the danger score system, the red flag detection, and the safety tips section. No coding required.

Challenges we ran into

I learned how phishing attacks work, what patterns scammers use, and how to turn a real-world problem into a working app using AI tools.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Building a fully functional cybersecurity tool with no coding experience. PhishGuard successfully detected a 100/100 danger score on a real phishing email test, catching every single red flag including suspicious URLs, urgent language, and sensitive data requests.

What we learned

I learned how phishing attacks work, what psychological tricks scammers use to manipulate victims, and how AI tools like MeDo can help beginners build real-world security solutions without writing a single line of code.

What's next for PhishGuard - Phishing Email Detector

Adding real-time URL scanning, email attachment analysis, and a browser extension so users can check emails directly in Gmail without copy-pasting.

Built With

• artificial-intelligence
• language
• medo
• natural