New Update Osprey Browser Protection discussion and updates

Add-on/Extension Page
https://github.com/Foulest/Osprey
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/osprey-browser-protection/jmnpibhfpmpfjhhkmpadlbgjnbhpjgnd
https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/osprey-browser-protectio/nopglhplnghfhpniofkcopmhbjdonlgn
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/osprey-browser-protection/
Marko :) said:
You're using mailto: for opening mail client and sending mail to report false positives, right? You could implement that by clicking on Report this website as safe, you're sending the mail to all security providers that flagged website as malicious at once.

This way user sends just one e-mail instead of sending multiple for each provider. And as a bonus it only needs to click the continue button once to access the website. Additionally, I'd add a checkbox with text something like "I am aware website could have malicious intent" which then makes Continue anyway button available for click.

That might make user question the decision if it didn't read the warning.
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Some providers don't use mailto: links. It would be a big pain technically to make it all one big email (who would be the primary email target? if one provider replies, would everyone get pinged?) Also, I'd hate to have to click a checkbox every time I need to click Continue anyway. It's up to the users to read, it's not legally binding. I might make it a dropdown or separate button you need to click, like how Google Safe Browsing does, but I'm not sure. The less friction for the user, the better.
 
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Does Osprey 2.0.0 block http/IP? Against http/IP URLHaus samples. I'm not seeing Osprey block.
Maybe -- Osprey will now only block pages with at least 2 providers flagging to prevent FPs -- is causal?
Norton 360 detects -- Osprey Browser Protection does not.
 
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just curious, it's been about +13h since I posted my issues with metadefender api key / account, no replies, does that mean no one (yet) is using metadefender (perhaps except @Foulest) -- (no offense intended I like osprey) and I'm "sorry," I just have no desire to (re)enable xcitium integration to see what happens at a malware page...
 
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simmerskool said:
just curious, it's been about +13h since I posted my issues with metadefender api key / account, no replies, does that mean no one (yet) is using metadefender (perhaps except @Foulest) -- (no offense intended I like osprey) and I'm "sorry," I just have no desire to (re)enable xcitium integration to see what happens at a malware page...
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I'm able to create a Metadefender account just fine. I go to my profile, I get my API key, paste it in, and it works.
 
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Foulest said:
I'm able to create a Metadefender account just fine. I go to my profile, I get my API key, paste it in, and it works.
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thanks good to know! curious if you're willing to share, not your email address, but email domain you used, is it a business email domain? The reply I got from metadefender: could not register my new account because of the fastmail domain. chatGPT tells me "Fastmail: medium-sized, long-running, reputable. Founded in 1999, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, customers worldwide, no ads/data-mining pitch, and generally well-regarded as a paid email provider." yet metadefender balked. do you know the requirements for metadefender to accept an email domain for account registration? IIRC it wanted business info on the webpage for a new account.

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simmerskool said:
thanks good to know! curious if you're willing to share, not your email address, but email domain you used, is it a business email domain? The reply I got from metadefender: could not register my new account because of the fastmail domain. chatGPT tells me "Fastmail: medium-sized, long-running, reputable. Founded in 1999, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, customers worldwide, no ads/data-mining pitch, and generally well-regarded as a paid email provider." yet metadefender balked. do you know the requirements for metadefender to accept an email domain for account registration? IIRC it wanted business info on the webpage for a new account.

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I used my own domain for it. But, just now, I made a new account with a Gmail email address. I got their registration email, activated it, and I got my new API key.
 
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Foulest said:
I used my own domain for it. But, just now, I made a new account with a Gmail email address. I got their registration email, activated it, and I got my new API key.
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I went back to metadefender get api key link from Osprey (lowered some privacy/security here) used a different email provider, and was successful and input/saved my new api key in metadefender reputation slot. the settings also say Webroot (metadefender) & OpenPhish (metadefender), does that mean both those accept the metadefender api key?
 
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simmerskool said:
I went back to metadefender get api key link from Osprey (lowered some privacy/security here) used a different email provider, and was successful and input/saved my new api key in metadefender reputation slot. the settings also say Webroot (metadefender) & OpenPhish (metadefender), does that mean both those accept the metadefender api key?
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They work with the same API key. It's automatically applied in those providers.
 
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Is it possible to add button to change extension languange? On waterfox for windows/linux finnish languange isnt avaiilable for browser ( except using extension for that) and it pretty much shows osprey on english languange.

Im fine with current state, but it was translated pretty well with finnish also, so if possible this is feature request:coffee::unsure:
 
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