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Scamtinel
Automatically blocks scam sites before your family clicks
Got a suspicious link? Scamtinel's free Chrome extension checks it automatically before you click. Safe links load normally. Dangerous ones are blocked instantly. For unknown links - the grey zone where most scams live - tap one button to ask a trusted person (your son, daughter, or tech contact) for a quick thumbs up or down via their phone. No tech knowledge required. No more "just forward it to me."
Hey PH! 👋 I'm Szabolcs, the developer of Scamtinel.
I built this because my parents kept forwarding me links asking "is this safe?", and I kept saying the same things: don't click it, let me check. VirusTotal is great but completely overwhelming for non-technical people. Built-in browser warnings only catch the obvious stuff. Nothing helped them in the moment, silently, without friction.
So I built Scamtinel. The core is a free Chrome extension that checks every link against known safe and known dangerous sites automatically:
✅ Whitelisted (known safe) → loads normally, no interruption
🚫 Blacklisted (known threat) → blocked before the page loads
❓ Unknown → this is where it gets interesting
For unknown links - the grey zone where most scams live - there's a paid feature: Ask a trusted person. Your parent clicks a link that's not on any list. Instead of guessing, they tap one button and their trusted contact (you, their son or daughter or just friend, trusted IT expert) gets a notification on their phone. You review it and give a thumbs up or thumbs down. They get an instant answer.
No tech knowledge required on their end. No more "just forward it to me and wait."
We're early. I'd genuinely love feedback - especially from anyone who has parents or grandparents who click everything. What would make this indispensable for your family?
Try the free checker and extension at scamtinel.com 🔗
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About Scamtinel on Product Hunt
“Automatically blocks scam sites before your family clicks”
Scamtinel was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 3 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #160 on the daily leaderboard. Got a suspicious link? Scamtinel's free Chrome extension checks it automatically before you click. Safe links load normally. Dangerous ones are blocked instantly. For unknown links - the grey zone where most scams live - tap one button to ask a trusted person (your son, daughter, or tech contact) for a quick thumbs up or down via their phone. No tech knowledge required. No more "just forward it to me."
Scamtinel was featured in Chrome Extensions (52.6k followers), Privacy (11.1k followers) and Security (2.6k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 23.9k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Scamtinel?
Scamtinel was hunted by Szabolcs Komjáthy. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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Szabolcs Komjáthy