CryptoFence is a new free Chrome Extension that protects users from Cryptocurrency Phishing scams and Wallet Address Swapping Malware (WASM). The extension uses real-time monitoring paired with an advanced proprietary heuristic risk engine. Each page you browse is constantly monitored to detect behavioral properties that may indicate it is malicious.
As the crypto community grows bigger, fraudsters are moving their operations to the cryptosphere. The biggest threats out there are currently malware and phishing campaigns spread through email, communities and google ads.
Threats Detected by CryptoFence
Exchange Phishing Sites - The #1 threat, these sites steal all information (including 2FA codes and tokens) needed to take over your exchange account, using social engineering techniques.
Wallet Address Swapping Malware such as CryptoSuffler, Eviral and Coinbitclip. These are viruses that simply switch copied addresses to the attacker’s wallet address, therefore resulting in the victim sending funds to the wrong wallet.
ICO Phishing scam sites claiming to be the original ICOs - Coming soon
Protected Apps
CryptoFence currently marks several of crypto-related sites (exchanges, ICOs, news sites, data sources, etc.) as secure and actively protects the 42 most popular Crypto Exchanges from phishing. This number grows on a daily basis.
CryptoFence has 3 main safety levels
Secure- These sites are known as secure sites. They either appear in CryptoFence's list of protected applications or have been whitelisted. The CryptoFence shield icon will turn green and the extension menu window will read “Secure Site” to let you know you are browsing in a safe environment.
Dangerous - These sites have been actively detected by CryptoFence's engine, in real-time, as potentially deceptive sites trying to mimic other protected applications. In case this should occur, you will be made perfectly aware of the situation. First and foremost, a red overlay window will cover the entire website window until you decide to take action. Furthermore, the CryptoFence shield icon will turn red and the extension menu window will read “Deceptive Site Detected” to let you know you are browsing in a potentially dangerous environment.
Normal/Out of scope - These sites are either not crypto-related or have not been determined as secure by CryptoFence. This doesn’t mean the site is dangerous, but only that it hasn't been whitelisted.
If you believe a site should be marked as secure please let the CryptoFence team know by reporting through the extension menu window.
Privacy
CryptoFence was created for the community by the community and its goals are to protect from all types of scams in the cryptoworld. As senior security researchers and developers, the team understands the importance of honoring your privacy. The extension only collects information regarding device details and threats, if these are ever found on your system. The information collected includes: device (e.g. browser version, user agent, IP address etc. ), malicious URLs and malicious wallet addresses operated by fraudsters. Your personal information will never be collected.
Try It
CryptoFence is currently in Beta and available for initial evaluation on the Chrome Store, only through a direct link (unlisted), before it goes public.
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