Uhm... no, sorry. This is a terrible service. This site does no checking whatsoever on the supposed "phishing source". One could easily turn this into a denial of service against legitimate sites. A terrible idea, if you ask me.
TNT | 09.01.05 - 7:28 pm | #

That is the coolest thing I have seen all day. Brilliant idea! Some phishers are getting it right now.
Munka | 09.01.05 - 10:55 pm | #

If the (phishing) site could be validated, I say drop it down to 5 seconds
Webmaster | 09.02.05 - 1:17 am | #

Now if he had more servers/IP’s to do this from it would keep them from banning his IP address. Right now I know of several sites that are up, but don't come up on his site. They must be banning his IP/domain

It is a great idea, but I do see the ramifications that could come out of it, Like a DOS attack against legit. BTW, he does do some checking, type in the real eBay sign-in address.

Anyhow, this is just my humble opinion.
Eddie | 09.02.05 - 11:10 am | #

While I admire his will to do this, there is a legal implication. I believe that federal law prohibits DoS's against ANY site, whether it is a legitimate business, or a scumbag company. I don't like the scumbag companies, but I don't like the idea of taking the law in to our own hands, either.
T Man | 09.02.05 - 2:40 pm | #

Hi All,

Thanks for your comments. I'm the developer of www.phishfighting.com, so I'd like to address a few of your questions. I'm using the comments I find to build a FAQ page for the site.

1. "Dos attack": A DOS attack is by definition a denial of service attack. By adding a 20 second interval between entries, the site is specifically designed NOT to create a DOS attack, which is illegal. Three entries a minute (180/hr) is nowhere near enough entries to take down a website.

2. "Phishers blocking my IP": The entries are actually coming from the browser, so the Phishers would need to block the users IP, not the servers. And if blocking IP's creates more work for the Phishers then Cool.

3. "Attacking Legitimate sites": As Eddie pointed out, I am blocking on the most common legitimate sites. Paypal, Ebay etc. I'm logging and watching the entries. As I find submissions against real sites, I'm adding them to the blocked list.

I have no illusions that this will solve the Phishing problem. But is sure does feel good to fight back and, as one user put it, add the Phishers needles to a haystack.

Please contact me at Support@PhishFighting.com if you have questions, tips, suggestions, or just to tell me I'm an idiot. :^)

Robin
Robin | Homepage | 09.07.05 - 10:53 am | #

Please, don't use such a service:

http://msmvps.com/spywaresucks/a...9/11/ 66113.aspx
Sandi | Homepage | 09.11.05 - 8:08 am | #