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Can you pitch how this differs from the others, such as, say, VirusTotal and the like? The screenshot of a scanned site is nice, but a little more details on t

Can you pitch how this differs from the others, such as, say, VirusTotal and the like? The screenshot of a scanned site is nice, but a little more details on the predictions of safe/malicious would be beneficial (without disclosing company secrets, of course).

alexandrosmagos 4y ago
Sure, I'd be happy to explain how our malicious website detection system differs from others like VirusTotal and provide more details on our predictions. Key Differences from VirusTotal: - Focus: While VirusTotal primarily focuses on detecting malicious files and URLs, our system specifically targets malicious websites. This specialization allows for a more targeted and accurate detection of harmful sites, ensuring users can safely browse the internet. - Public API Limitations: Our public API has a rate limit of 7 requests per 10 seconds, and it's designed to be usable anywhere, remain free, and become open source soon. In contrast, VirusTotal's public API is limited to 500 requests per day and a rate of 4 requests per minute. Their API cannot be used in commercial products or services, business workflows that don't contribute new files, and creating multiple accounts to overcome limitations is not allowed. Our system is actually our thesis project, backed by academic research and we're proud of the work we've done so far. In the coming months, as we present our thesis findings, we will be making the entire project open source. This will allow the wider community to contribute to its development, further enhancing the model and its capabilities. Our ultimate goal is to create an amazing model that provides accurate and dependable detection, while also remaining accessible to the public. Also forgot to mention, and reports we get about false positives / negatives, greatly helps our model!

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Can you pitch how this differs from the others, such as, say, VirusTotal and the like? The screenshot of a scanned site is nice, but a little more details on t

by jruohonen 4y ago

alexandrosmagos 4y ago
Sure, I'd be happy to explain how our malicious website detection system differs from others like VirusTotal and provide more details on our predictions. Key Differences from VirusTotal: - Focus: While VirusTotal primarily focuses on detecting malicious files and URLs, our system specifically targets malicious websites. This specialization allows for a more targeted and accurate detection of harmful sites, ensuring users can safely browse the internet. - Public API Limitations: Our public API has a rate limit of 7 requests per 10 seconds, and it's designed to be usable anywhere, remain free, and become open source soon. In contrast, VirusTotal's public API is limited to 500 requests per day and a rate of 4 requests per minute. Their API cannot be used in commercial products or services, business workflows that don't contribute new files, and creating multiple accounts to overcome limitations is not allowed. Our system is actually our thesis project, backed by academic research and we're proud of the work we've done so far. In the coming months, as we present our thesis findings, we will be making the entire project open source. This will allow the wider community to contribute to its development, further enhancing the model and its capabilities. Our ultimate goal is to create an amazing model that provides accurate and dependable detection, while also remaining accessible to the public. Also forgot to mention, and reports we get about false positives / negatives, greatly helps our model!