Suspicious URL Checker using Python

By Suresh Mahto

A Python package to check URL suspiciousness. It examines the URL's scheme, presence of IP address, and performs a HEAD request to verify accessibility.

The provided Python code encapsulates a URL checking packet designed to assess the suspiciousness of URLs. It incorporates URL parsing via the `urllib.parse` module to dissect URL components like scheme, network location, and path. The criteria for identifying suspicious URLs include verifying if the URL employs HTTP or HTTPS schemes, detecting IP addresses within URLs instead of domain names, and conducting a HEAD request to ascertain reachability. Leveraging the `requests` library, the code initiates HTTP requests and interprets responses, handling potential errors gracefully. User interaction is facilitated through a prompt soliciting a URL input, with subsequent feedback indicating the URL's suspiciousness based on predefined criteria. While the packet offers fundamental URL scrutiny, more sophisticated methodologies may integrate machine learning models or engage external services for comprehensive URL analysis and threat mitigation.