Phishing Boat

Phishing Boat is a Google Chrome extension that offers protection against most phishing attacks. The text below is both an FAQ and this extension's Terms of Service. USING OR DOWNLOADING THIS SOFTWARE IMPLIES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS OF SERVICE. Q: How does it work? A: When you click on a link, Phishing Boat will determine whether you have visited that website recently (since the last phishing boat update). If you haven't, then Phishing Boat will ask you to re-read the name of the website before continuing. If you re-read the website name and decide it isn't the website you thought it was, then you will stay on the current page. Otherwise, you will continue to the website. Q: How does that help stop phishing attacks? A: Most people only visit a few dozen distinct websites, and because most phishing attacks rely on a distracted person visiting a website with an intentionally-misspelled name (such as "twiter.com" instead of "twitter.com"), Phishing Boat helps people become more cognizant when they are doing something risky and helps remove the haste that hackers need for their phishing attacks to work. Q: I want to contact the developer of this application. How can I do that? A: Email andrew.z1@yandex.com Q: What does Phishing Boat do with my browsing history? A: Phishing Boat does not collect your data or share it with anyone. The browsing history that Phishing Boat collects is stored within your computer's file system and is never transmitted elsewhere. It is solely used for Phishing Boat to tell you when you have visited a website or not. The people behind Phishing Boat are here to make people safer. They are not in the business of collecting and/or selling information. Q: Does Phishing Boat know which websites are dangerous and which websites are not? A: Not always. The latest versions of Phishing Boat has a list of "trusted" websites that do not require confirmation to visit, such as google.com . These websites are "trusted" because of their widespread use and low probability of being primarily phishing websites. However, one should still utilize diligence when clicking on links to these websites, especially when these links redirect to content created by unaffiliated third parties, such as electronically shared documents. Q: Is this extension guaranteed to stop all phishing attacks? A: Unfortunately, no. Phishing attacks are constantly evolving and are not rigorously defined. In addition, if the user decides to travel to a website after receiving Phishing Boat's warning, then there is nothing more that Phishing Boat can do to protect the user from any consequences of visiting the website in question. In addition, failure to turn on JavaScript or heed the warnings this software provides in the form of JavaScript alerts may cause this extension to malfunction. Futhermore, installing or using this extension implies acceptance of the information in this FAQ and this disclaimer: THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.