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Protextension

A browser extension for real-time web security monitoring and threat detection

About This Project

Protextension is a Chrome extension that monitors visited websites for security threats using local heuristics and cloud-based threat intelligence from VirusTotal. It displays visual warnings for dangerous sites, provides a dashboard for managing tabs, and tracks duplicate tab usage across domains.

Problem Statement

People browsing the web often land on dangerous websites—phishing pages that steal passwords, fake shopping sites that take money without delivering goods, or malware distributors disguised as legitimate downloads. By the time a browser's built-in protections catch these sites (if they ever do), you may have already entered sensitive information or downloaded something harmful. There's no easy way to know if a lesser-known site is safe before you start clicking around and typing in your credit card number.

Proposed Solution

Protextension addresses the problem of web safety by combining local heuristic checks with external threat intelligence. This dual-layered approach allows users to receive immediate warnings for unsafe sites, significantly reducing the chances of credential theft and other cyber threats while navigating the web.

What You'll Learn
  • Implement a Manifest V3 Chrome extension with service workers, content scripts, and popup UI
  • Design a multi-layer threat detection system combining local heuristics with external API integration
  • Build secure inter-component messaging between background workers, content scripts, and UI elements
  • Manage persistent state using Chrome Storage APIs with caching and TTL strategies
  • Inject DOM modifications into arbitrary webpages using content scripts while respecting security boundaries
Technologies Used
Chrome Extension APIJavaScriptHTML5CSS3VirusTotal APIChrome Storage APINode.js
Industry-Ready Preparation

This isn't just a project — it's a simulation of how software actually gets built inside a company. You'll see how real teams gather a client's requirements, negotiate trade-offs, and ship in sprints instead of all at once, while picking up the daily rhythm of an engineer's (and tester's) week along the way.

Working With Clients
Requirement gathering, scope negotiation, and expectation management — the way client-facing teams actually handle it.
A Day In The Life
Stand-ups, code reviews, bug triage, and release day — the real rhythm of an engineer's (and tester's) week.
Agile, In Practice
Sprints, backlogs, and retrospectives — see how requirements evolve iteration over iteration, not just in theory.
How Companies Ship Software
From scoping to staffing to shipping — the full lifecycle behind a project like this one, end to end.
Proven design patterns
1 industry-standard pattern identified in the codebase
Real-world deployment context
A freelancer receiving project links via email uses Protextension to automatically scan each client-provided URL, catching a typo-squatted PayPal phishing site (paypa1.com) that Chrome's native Safe Browsing hadn't yet flagged, preventing credential theft.
Everything You Get
13 inclusions

One purchase, the entire toolkit — nothing held back, nothing sold separately.

Complete source code
Full, runnable codebase — yours to keep
Set up in one click
Guided, ready-to-run setup — no guesswork
Real product screenshots
7 screenshots of the actual working app
Professional documentation
13 documents — SRS, setup guide, project report
Line-by-line code walkthrough
Every feature explained, module by module
Guided learning path
28 concepts, sequenced for mastery
Step-by-step build roadmap
13-phase plan from zero to shipped
Narrated demo video
Full walkthrough of the working app
Viva & exam preparation
13 examiner-style Q&A, fully answered
Interview-ready Q&A
Interview prompts, tied to your code
AI chat assistant
Ask questions about the code, get instant answers
Technical support
Real help via WhatsApp when you're stuck
Portfolio-worthy build
Showcase it to recruiters with confidence
Project Diagrams
Standard & Premium
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6 architecture & design diagrams(HLD, LLD & more) — unlocked with the Standard or Premium plan.

Screenshots
Protextension screenshot 1
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Demo Video

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Protextension — Source Code, Docs & Viva Prep