What Do The Various Headers In The Malware And Phishing Filter Addon Mean?

What Do The Various Headers In The Malware And Phishing Filter Addon Mean?

Malware List - is as what it means, the site hosted malware

Software List - is attackers on this site might try to trick you into installing programs that harm your browsing experience (for example, by changing your homepage or showing extra ads on sites you visit)

Social List - is social engineering attackers on this site might try to trick you to download software or steal your information (for example passwords, messages, or credit card information)

AS Host - is the subnet

Times Listed - is self-explanatory

Redirect Sites - is a list of domains it sends visitors to

Intermediary Sites - are dangerous sites sending visitors to the checked sites (I think)

Traffic Sources  - is where the site is getting traffic from (I think)

Retrieved On -  is self-explanatory

Malicious Date - is when the malware was found

 

The 2 with (I think) is just what I've guessed from checking domains.

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