How to track opened websites

[JoseArmando]

I have an application developed in c++ and we're wondering if there's a simple way to track which websites are being opened in a browser (IE, FF, Chrome).

So I'd like to have a rule in the app "if X website is opened do Y".

An example would be: If the user visited a website that's on a list of phishing websites that'd trigger a notification window.

Any ideas?

 

[-joe-]

I'm not a coder, but look into the spyware guides, most spyware does that.

That's a thing to watch out for btw, that might get you flagged by AVs.

 

[Rexibit]

Use Google's API to check the URL against.

Developer's Guide (v1) - Google Safe Browsing API - Google Code

 

[justo_tx]

You could try reverse engineering the code of an open source HTTP listener like Fiddler

Fiddler Web Debugger - Developer's Guide

But why do I get the feeling your intentions aren't as magnanimous as the example you provided

 

[nvanprooyen]

But why do I get the feeling your intentions aren't as magnanimous as the example you provided

Lol, that was my first thought as well.

 

[JoseArmando]

Haha yeah.

The http sniffing was also my idea but it seems to me it'd push the development for another month (and money down the drain) so I was hoping there's a simpler way to get info on which websites are being opened.