Top Best Extensions which can protect you from SCAM.
There are some awesome browser extensions exist that can help you to spot scammers or scam wallets. These are my favorite extensions that I always use. They are safe and user-friendly.
These are....
- Metamask
- EtherAddressLookup
- MalwareBites
- CryptoNite
#Metamask is a ether wallet which can also detect scam and phishing addresses. It will give you an warning when dealing with a reported wallet.
The next one is #EtherAddressLookUp extension. It will block you from malicious domains. It will also give a warning message if the address you are dealing with are scam address. The major usecases are
i. 🔗 Linkify Ethereum Addresses - Makes Ethereum addresses (& ENS addresses) into links to your favoruite block explorer. If you hover over these links, it will show you how much ETH the address has and how many transactions it has.
ii. 🚫 Block you from malicious domains - EAL keeps a daily-updated blacklist of known phishing domains to help you keep your funds/secrets secure.
iii. ✔️ History Checker - Along with the domain blocker, there is also a history checker to analyze your browser history to alert you if you've been on a now-known bad domain.
iv. 🐦 Twitter Trust Badges - to combat the phishing/scamming on Twitter, EAL will inject a trust-badge next to the Twitter handle to show if it is to be trusted.
The next one is #MalwareBites extension. It will also block you from phishing websites and protect you from scammers and hijackers.
Although #Cryptonite browser extension is a paid extension but it can save your thousands of money from being scammed. It provides immediate protection against phishing scams. You can use 30 days trial also.
This one is a bonus tip. You can also check any address, if the address is scam or not. Just go to www.etherscamdb.info/scams and search for the address you are looking for.