Sender Verification Extension

Thunderbird extension that protects you from phishing attack by comparing the From: address of emails aginst published SPF
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  • License:
  • Free
  • Publisher Name:
  • Joshua Tauberer
  • Operating Systems:
  • Windows 2003, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
  • File Size:
  • 57.62K

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Sender Verification Extension Description

Sender Verification Extension is a Thunderbird extension that will protect you from phishing by comparing the From: address of emails aginst published Sender Policy Framework (SPF), DomainKeys records (albeit in a slightly nonstandard way), and RBLs. The result of the check is displayed at the top of every email. S ender Verification Extension reports, when possible, whether the sender shown in the From: header was actually the sender of the email. In fact, forging the From: header is possible! This is intended to be a tool to identify phishing, fradulent emails asking for your sensitive data, and zombie-spread viruses claiming to be from someone they are not. The extension uses Sender Policy Framework (SPF) (in a nonstandard way), DomainKeys (DK), and various phishing databases through SURBL. Requirements:


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