Browser Malware Detector 🔍

Academic cybersecurity project that detects signs of browser-targeting malware on Windows.

Author

amrohussein

What it detects

• Malicious/fake browser extensions
• Homepage & search engine hijacking via registry
• Visits to known malicious domains (Chrome history)
• Cryptominer and suspicious processes
• Hosts file DNS redirects

Requirements

• Windows OS
• Python 3.8+
• Administrator privileges

Install

pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

python detector.py

Project Structure

browser-malware-detector/
├── detector.py
├── requirements.txt
├── README.md
├── LICENSE
├── config/
│   ├── suspicious_extensions.json
│   ├── suspicious_domains.txt
│   └── suspicious_processes.txt
├── reports/
└── docs/
    └── how-it-works.md

Disclaimer

This tool is strictly for educational and defensive purposes only. Licensed under the Apache License 2.0.