Inspiration:
We wanted to address a cybersecurity issue. We originally thought of preventing malware from infecting a device and decided to address phishing attacks where opening an email would download the malware. Also, we couldn't execute a complete takedown of North Korean infrastructure within the time constraint.
Description:
Reads sender email addresses and compares them to a preprogrammed list of scam emails. It then gives a popup alert if the user received an email from one or more of the emails.
How we built it
We created a repository on GitHub and linked it to VSCode. We coded in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. To debug the program, we ran it through chrome-extension. We also designed a logo for the program: AVA, the Armadillo Vibing in Amsterdam.
Challenges we ran into
We had a hard time implementing a database in our program because we are all freshman and have never taken a class addressing this topic. Also, we have all never taken a class in javascript, html, css, and have not used VS Code in our classes so far. We had to self-teach ourselves all throughout the hackathon and ran into a lot of blocks of not knowing how face bugs. We just had to use intuition, tutorials, and each other to come up with solutions to the issues, but it did limit our idea quite a bit.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are proud of our use of unfamiliar languages and creating something that looks well-put together. We are also proud of following through and completing a program on chrome, which none of us had done before.
What we learned
We learned more about JavaScript, HTML, and CSS code. Since none of us had any major experience in any of those languages, we are now more knowledgeable on the syntax and applications.
What's next for AVAlog
Establish a database so that the scam emails can be updated and globally accessed.
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