Anti-phishing software

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Anti-phishing software consists of computer programs that attempt to identify phishing content contained in websites and e-mail. It is often integrated with web browsers and email clients as a toolbar that displays the real domain name for the website the viewer is visiting, in an attempt to prevent fraudulent websites from masquerading as other legitimate web sites. Anti-phishing functionality may also be included as a built-in capability of some web browsers.

Contents 1 List of Anti-Phishing Programs 2 Anti-Phishing Effectiveness 3 See also 4 External links 5 References

[edit] List of Anti-Phishing Programs

• Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 7
• Firefox 2.0
• Opera 9.1
• Netscape 8.1
• Netcraft Toolbar
• Google Safe Browsing (usable with Firefox)
• eBay Toolbar
• Earthlink ScamBlocker
• GeoTrust TrustWatch

[edit] Anti-Phishing Effectiveness

A study conducted by 3Sharp released the results of a study on September 27, 2006 that tested the ability of eight anti-phishing solutions to block known phishing sites, warn about phishing sites, and allow good sites. The study, which was comissioned by Microsoft and it titled "Gone Phishing: Evaluating Anti-Phishing Tools for Windows," concluded that Internet Explorer and Netcraft Toolbar were the most effective anti-phishing tools. ^[1]

[edit] See also

• Mutual authentication
• Two-factor authentication

[edit] External links

• Phishing Protection Information from FireFox
• Anti-phishing software at the Open Directory Project (suggest site)
• The Open Phishing Database Project

[edit] References