Phishing Script and Server Update & Future Plans

"Jerry Benton" <jerry.benton-OT/[email protected]> Wed, 6 Nov 2024 12:20:40 +0000
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I have updated the cron script for phishing bad/safe sites to v0.3.1. It is=
 available here: https://phishing.mailscanner.info

The phishing update server has been updated to use https, but will not forc=
e that connection and will now accept http.

Several previous automatic bad site scrubs were removed for the google doma=
in and several subdomains. This means you will need to add them to the phis=
hing safe sites custom file to retain links to google domains.

Uncompressed versions of the bad/safe sites files are no longer available. =
If you have an old script trying to download those files, it will fail. You=
 will need to use the newer update script or modify any custom scripts to d=
ownload the compressed versions and then extract them for use.

The phishing bad sites is compiled from Phishtank data. It essentially pull=
s the domains from the phishing links and puts them into a flat file for us=
e in MailScanner.


Future plan:

I am looking into creating a mechanism to populate a SQLite database with p=
hishing links instead of just domains. I am creating this for use in Mailbo=
rder, but will make the database available for MailScanner. In order to be =
used in MailScanner someone would have to write the code to use it. (I have=
 enough to do.) Once I create a base structure of what the database would l=
ook like, I will send out an update here with a link to the SQLite database=
. Not sure how this would impact scanning speed at this time. It would of c=
ourse depend on how big that database gets.

The reason why I am looking into this =85

I contacted Openphish about licensing cost to get their database. They want=
 $10k per server per year for the =93light=94 version. That is just nuts.

How you can help =85

I need source data to compile this database. I can get some from Phishtank =
and a very small amount from Openphish free sources. I haven=92t put a whol=
e lot of cycles into this, but if you have any suggestions, please email me=
.


--
Jerry Benton
www.mailborder.com<http://www.mailborder.com>
+1 843-800-8605


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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I have updated the cron script for phishing bad/safe=
 sites to v0.3.1. It is available here:
<a href=3D"https://phishing.mailscanner.info">https://phishing.mailscanner.=
info</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">The phishing update server has been updated to use h=
ttps, but will not force that connection and will now accept http.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Several previous automatic bad site scrubs were remo=
ved for the google domain and several subdomains. This means you will need =
to add them to the phishing safe sites custom file to retain links to googl=
e domains.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Uncompressed versions of the bad/safe sites files ar=
e no longer available. If you have an old script trying to download those f=
iles, it will fail. You will need to use the newer update script or modify =
any custom scripts to download the
 compressed versions and then extract them for use. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">The phishing bad sites is compiled from Phishtank da=
ta. It essentially pulls the domains from the phishing links and puts them =
into a flat file for use in MailScanner.
<o:p></o:p></p>
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serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-=
serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-=
serif">Future plan:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-=
serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-=
serif">I am looking into creating a mechanism to populate a SQLite database=
 with phishing links instead of just domains. I am creating this for use in=
 Mailborder, but will make the database available
 for MailScanner. In order to be used in MailScanner someone would have to =
write the code to use it. (I have enough to do.) Once I create a base struc=
ture of what the database would look like, I will send out an update here w=
ith a link to the SQLite database.
 Not sure how this would impact scanning speed at this time. It would of co=
urse depend on how big that database gets.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-=
serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-=
serif">The reason why I am looking into this =85
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-=
serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-=
serif">I contacted Openphish about licensing cost to get their database. Th=
ey want $10k per server per year for the =93light=94 version. That is just =
nuts.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-=
serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-=
serif">How you can help =85
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-=
serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-=
serif">I need source data to compile this database. I can get some from Phi=
shtank and a very small amount from Openphish free sources. I haven=92t put=
 a whole lot of cycles into this, but if you have
 any suggestions, please email me. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-=
serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-=
serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-=
serif">--&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-=
serif">Jerry Benton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-=
serif"><a href=3D"http://www.mailborder.com"><span style=3D"color:#0563C1">=
www.mailborder.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-=
serif">+1 843-800-8605<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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