Comparison between PhishIntention and baselines

Phishpedia vs. PhishIntention
(false negative and true positive)

Phishpedia

(Excel logo can't be reported)

PhishIntention

(Excel logo can be reported)

Phishpedia

(Square logo can't be reported)

PhishIntention

(Square logo can be reported)

Phishpedia

(Facebook logo bounding box shouldn't include the green button inside)

PhishIntention

(Facebook logo bounding box is more accurate)

VisualPhishNet vs. PhishIntention
(false negative and true positive)

VisualPhishNet

Match to wrong template from NedBank

PhishIntention results on original screenshot

Correctly matched to credit agricole brand

VisualPhishNet

The most similar match in reference database has matched distance = 1.05 (too large)

PhishIntention results on original screenshot

Correctly matched to DGI (French Tax Authority) brand

VisualPhishNet

The most similar match in reference database has matched distance = 1.87 (too large)

PhishIntention results on original screenshot

Correctly matched to Chase brand

Phishpedia vs. PhishIntention
(false positive and true negative)

Phishpedia

Phishpedia doesn't have CRP classifier, so it fully trust the Siamese matching result

PhishIntention

Siamese wrongly match it to Yahoo! brand, but CRP classifier predicts it as nonCRP so it is suppressed

Phishpedia

Phishpedia recognises identity logo as Google in google translation bar, thus it is matched to Google brand

PhishIntention

PhishIntention predicts its logo as "Link Never Die", which is the correct identity logo

Phishpedia

Phishpedia doesn't have CRP classifier, so it fully trust the Siamese matching result

PhishIntention

Matched to Youtube brand, but suppressed by CRP classifier (predict it as nonCRP)

VisualPhishNet vs. PhishIntention
(false positive and true negative)

VisualPhishNet

Wrongly match to a template with similar color scheme

PhishIntention results on original screenshot

No target can be matched

VisualPhishNet


Wrongly match to a template with similar color scheme


PhishIntention results on original screenshot

No target can be matched

VisualPhishNet

Wrongly match to a template with similar color scheme

PhishIntention results on original screenshot

No target can be matched

PhishIntention false positive examples

It is a CRP page with LinkedIn logo, it looks suspicious but may not be a phishing page

The search bars confuse the CRP classifier, making it to believe this page is credential-requiring

It is a CRP page with Google logo, but doesnt seem to be a phishing website

Its logo is very similar to Google logo

It is a CRP page with Excel logo, but doesnt seem to be a phishing website

PhishIntention false negative examples

The website is poorly developed, it does not have any logo

The website is poorly developed, it does not have any logo


The color design of the website is too dim

Special phishing: requires user to interact (press Execute button)

Special phishing: requires user to interact (enter CAPTCHA)