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Improve phishing detection

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#1,321 opened on Feb 12, 2016

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Description

It flags pretty much any email sent from an automated system, maybe implement a rule that checks for if it's a subdomain of the current domain, or has 'reply' in it or something.

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Research direction
Examine the existing phishing detection logic and identify where to add a new rule for subdomain or 'reply' checks.
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
desktopsecurity
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
JavaScript
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70