Malwarebytes Claude connector checks links and numbers in chat
Original title: Product showcase: What the Malwarebytes Claude connector reveals about unexpected texts
The connector needs no Malwarebytes account, works on free and paid Claude, and exposes six permissioned lookup tools.
Help Net Security showcases a Malwarebytes connector that lets Claude check suspicious links, phone numbers, and email addresses against Malwarebytes’ threat database from inside the chat. Users can paste a link or upload a screenshot. Six tools cover lookups such as domain registration, batch scans, and scam reporting, each with Ask, Always allow, or Block permissions. In the author’s test, a supposed Croatian speeding-fine text was flagged as a likely scam after an Unknown phone result, while two IKEA delivery links also returned Unknown.
Unconfirmed: The showcase is the author’s own test, not an independent evaluation of detection accuracy.
- No separate Malwarebytes account is required.
- The test left tools on Ask and allowed one phone lookup.
- Malwarebytes returned Unknown for the sender number and both shortened links.
- One IKEA link redirected toward an order page; the other was marked Offline.
- Vendors
- Malwarebytes
- AI models
- Claude
From the original article
1 min read at helpnetsecurity.com
The Malwarebytes connector for Claude checks suspicious links, phone numbers, and email addresses without leaving the chat. You can paste a link or upload a screenshot of a message, then ask Claude to check the details against Malwarebytes’ threat database. The connector works with free and paid Claude plans and requires no separate Malwarebytes account.
By Anamarija Pogorelec · helpnetsecurity.com
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