diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a8e289fdc..e72eabc71 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Total domains: 1967 ## Retrieving scam domains from Google Search -Google provides a [Search API](https://developers.google.com/custom-search/v1/introduction) to retrieve JSON-formatted results from Google Search. The script uses a list of search terms almost exclusively used in scam sites to retrieve domains. See the list of search terms here: [search_terms.csv](https://github.com/jarelllama/Scam-Blocklist/blob/main/config/search_terms.csv) +Google provides a [Search API](https://developers.google.com/custom-search/v1/overview) to retrieve JSON-formatted results from Google Search. The script uses a list of search terms almost exclusively used in scam sites to retrieve domains. See the list of search terms here: [search_terms.csv](https://github.com/jarelllama/Scam-Blocklist/blob/main/config/search_terms.csv) #### Rationale Scam sites often do not have a long lifespan; malicious domains may be replaced before they can be manually reported. By programmatically searching Google using paragraphs from real-world scam sites, new domains can be added as soon as Google crawls the site. This requires no manual reporting. diff --git a/lists/adblock/scams.txt b/lists/adblock/scams.txt index 6c605d7bb..bcede5f53 100644 --- a/lists/adblock/scams.txt +++ b/lists/adblock/scams.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ! Description: Blocklist for scam site domains automatically retrieved daily from Google Search and public databases. ! Homepage: https://github.com/jarelllama/Scam-Blocklist ! License: GNU GPLv3 (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jarelllama/Scam-Blocklist/main/LICENSE.md) -! Last modified: Thu Mar 28 16:51:35 UTC 2024 +! Last modified: Thu Mar 28 16:54:30 UTC 2024 ! Syntax: Adblock Plus ! Total number of entries: 20994 ! diff --git a/lists/adblock/scams_light.txt b/lists/adblock/scams_light.txt index d92c704a1..eac620b62 100644 --- a/lists/adblock/scams_light.txt +++ b/lists/adblock/scams_light.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ! Description: Blocklist for scam site domains automatically retrieved daily from Google Search and public databases. ! Homepage: https://github.com/jarelllama/Scam-Blocklist ! License: GNU GPLv3 (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jarelllama/Scam-Blocklist/main/LICENSE.md) -! Last modified: Thu Mar 28 16:51:35 UTC 2024 +! Last modified: Thu Mar 28 16:54:30 UTC 2024 ! Syntax: Adblock Plus ! Total number of entries: 1967 ! diff --git a/lists/dnsmasq/scams.txt b/lists/dnsmasq/scams.txt index 3cb036bf6..37439dcb9 100644 --- a/lists/dnsmasq/scams.txt +++ b/lists/dnsmasq/scams.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ! Description: Blocklist for scam site domains automatically retrieved daily from Google Search and public databases. ! Homepage: https://github.com/jarelllama/Scam-Blocklist ! License: GNU GPLv3 (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jarelllama/Scam-Blocklist/main/LICENSE.md) -! Last modified: Thu Mar 28 16:51:35 UTC 2024 +! Last modified: Thu Mar 28 16:54:30 UTC 2024 ! Syntax: Dnsmasq ! Total number of entries: 20994 ! diff --git a/lists/dnsmasq/scams_light.txt b/lists/dnsmasq/scams_light.txt index 46433b87c..6d4dcdfe7 100644 --- a/lists/dnsmasq/scams_light.txt +++ b/lists/dnsmasq/scams_light.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ! Description: Blocklist for scam site domains automatically retrieved daily from Google Search and public databases. ! Homepage: https://github.com/jarelllama/Scam-Blocklist ! License: GNU GPLv3 (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jarelllama/Scam-Blocklist/main/LICENSE.md) -! Last modified: Thu Mar 28 16:51:35 UTC 2024 +! Last modified: Thu Mar 28 16:54:30 UTC 2024 ! Syntax: Dnsmasq ! Total number of entries: 1967 ! diff --git a/lists/unbound/scams.txt b/lists/unbound/scams.txt index 6b2832a46..d1cecc69b 100644 --- a/lists/unbound/scams.txt +++ b/lists/unbound/scams.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ! Description: Blocklist for scam site domains automatically retrieved daily from Google Search and public databases. ! Homepage: https://github.com/jarelllama/Scam-Blocklist ! License: GNU GPLv3 (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jarelllama/Scam-Blocklist/main/LICENSE.md) -! Last modified: Thu Mar 28 16:51:35 UTC 2024 +! Last modified: Thu Mar 28 16:54:30 UTC 2024 ! Syntax: Unbound ! Total number of entries: 20994 ! diff --git a/lists/unbound/scams_light.txt b/lists/unbound/scams_light.txt index c33db56ba..29c393f90 100644 --- a/lists/unbound/scams_light.txt +++ b/lists/unbound/scams_light.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ! Description: Blocklist for scam site domains automatically retrieved daily from Google Search and public databases. ! Homepage: https://github.com/jarelllama/Scam-Blocklist ! License: GNU GPLv3 (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jarelllama/Scam-Blocklist/main/LICENSE.md) -! Last modified: Thu Mar 28 16:51:35 UTC 2024 +! Last modified: Thu Mar 28 16:54:30 UTC 2024 ! Syntax: Unbound ! Total number of entries: 1967 ! diff --git a/lists/wildcard_asterisk/scams.txt b/lists/wildcard_asterisk/scams.txt index f0c6240c7..b381020a9 100644 --- a/lists/wildcard_asterisk/scams.txt +++ b/lists/wildcard_asterisk/scams.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ! Description: Blocklist for scam site domains automatically retrieved daily from Google Search and public databases. ! Homepage: https://github.com/jarelllama/Scam-Blocklist ! License: GNU GPLv3 (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jarelllama/Scam-Blocklist/main/LICENSE.md) -! Last modified: Thu Mar 28 16:51:35 UTC 2024 +! Last modified: Thu Mar 28 16:54:30 UTC 2024 ! Syntax: Wildcard Asterisk ! Total number of entries: 20994 ! diff --git a/lists/wildcard_asterisk/scams_light.txt b/lists/wildcard_asterisk/scams_light.txt index 83531fbdc..549e09799 100644 --- a/lists/wildcard_asterisk/scams_light.txt +++ b/lists/wildcard_asterisk/scams_light.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ! Description: Blocklist for scam site domains automatically retrieved daily from Google Search and public databases. ! Homepage: https://github.com/jarelllama/Scam-Blocklist ! License: GNU GPLv3 (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jarelllama/Scam-Blocklist/main/LICENSE.md) -! Last modified: Thu Mar 28 16:51:35 UTC 2024 +! Last modified: Thu Mar 28 16:54:30 UTC 2024 ! Syntax: Wildcard Asterisk ! Total number of entries: 1967 ! diff --git a/lists/wildcard_domains/scams.txt b/lists/wildcard_domains/scams.txt index 6767169c7..a58968242 100644 --- a/lists/wildcard_domains/scams.txt +++ b/lists/wildcard_domains/scams.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ! Description: Blocklist for scam site domains automatically retrieved daily from Google Search and public databases. ! Homepage: https://github.com/jarelllama/Scam-Blocklist ! License: GNU GPLv3 (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jarelllama/Scam-Blocklist/main/LICENSE.md) -! Last modified: Thu Mar 28 16:51:35 UTC 2024 +! Last modified: Thu Mar 28 16:54:30 UTC 2024 ! Syntax: Wildcard Domains ! Total number of entries: 20994 ! diff --git a/lists/wildcard_domains/scams_light.txt b/lists/wildcard_domains/scams_light.txt index 5f70db44c..4c7064f51 100644 --- a/lists/wildcard_domains/scams_light.txt +++ b/lists/wildcard_domains/scams_light.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ! Description: Blocklist for scam site domains automatically retrieved daily from Google Search and public databases. ! Homepage: https://github.com/jarelllama/Scam-Blocklist ! License: GNU GPLv3 (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jarelllama/Scam-Blocklist/main/LICENSE.md) -! Last modified: Thu Mar 28 16:51:35 UTC 2024 +! Last modified: Thu Mar 28 16:54:30 UTC 2024 ! Syntax: Wildcard Domains ! Total number of entries: 1967 !