LureSight

See the hook before you bite.

LureSight reads a suspicious email the way a security analyst would — the links behind the links, the sender's real domain, the pressure tactics in the wording — and tells you what it found in plain English, right next to the message.

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Free. No account. Nothing to configure.

What it actually does

Scanning happens on your computer. The message never leaves your machine.

Follows the links

Unwraps Safe Links, Proofpoint, Barracuda and other rewrappers — up to three layers deep — to show where a link really goes, not where it claims to.

Checks the sender

Reads SPF, DKIM and DMARC results from the message headers, and flags lookalike domains designed to pass a quick glance.

Reads the language

Recognises the pressure, urgency and credential-harvesting patterns that phishing relies on, including invoices hidden inside images.

Shows its work

Every finding is highlighted in the message with a plain-English reason. You end up better at spotting phishing yourself — not more dependent on a black box.

Install it

About two minutes. Works with Outlook on Windows, Mac, and the web.

  1. Download the manifest file. manifest.xml — a small file that tells Outlook where to find LureSight.
  2. Open Outlook and find "Get Add-ins". On the Home ribbon, or under the three-dots (…) menu when a message is open.
  3. Choose "My add-ins", then "Add a custom add-in", then "Add from file". Pick the manifest file you just downloaded.
  4. Restart Outlook, open any email, and click LureSight. A panel slides in and shows a risk dial with an explanation.

Some workplaces switch off custom add-ins — if you don't see the option, send the manifest file to your IT helpdesk and ask them to “deploy this Outlook add-in.” That phrase tells them exactly what to do.

Built to not need your data

LureSight is a security tool, so it should be held to a higher standard than most. Here is exactly where things stand:

The full detail is in the Privacy Policy.

Running a team?

LureSight is free for individuals and always will be. If you'd want a way to deploy it across several mailboxes at once, leave an address below and I'll get in touch when there's something worth showing. This isn't a waiting list for a product that exists — it's me finding out whether to build it.

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