Strathclyde THE ANTI-PHISHING Scam WEB SERVICE
Strathclyde University Associates anti-phishing web service by Christopher Cranston, Department of Computer and
Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
Although there are existing anti-spam...
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Strathclyde THE ANTI-PHISHING Scam WEB SERVICE
Strathclyde University Associates anti-phishing web service by Christopher Cranston, Department of Computer and
Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
Although there are existing anti-spam and anti-phishing solutions for end-users, none of them are widely deployed or
fully effective.
Rising financial losses and a growing numbers of phishing attacks have led to anti-phishing extensions
to existing Web browsers, but there is little product attention on helping end-users determine whether a received email
is a phishing attempt.
This often leaves users relying on their own judgment when assessing the authenticity of an
email.
In this context, we have prototyped an Anti-Phishing Web Service (APWS).
This facility analyses users emails and
advises if they are likely phishing attempts.
The APWS operates in a three step process: (1) Users forward any suspect
email to the APWS for analysis; (2) The APWS performs a series of
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