Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Maltrail

Open Source Malicious Traffic Detection System

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Maltrail launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Malwarebytes 3.0▲177

   A next-generation antivirus replacement

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2HC
   Hackerhunt – categorised curation of Show HN submissions▲335

   2017 · hackerhunt.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Oui Bounce▲81

   An open source exit intent detection library

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   SlashNext▲72

   Stop all internet threats, not just malware ✋

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Augur.io▲95

   Personalize Web Apps with Public Data from Anonymous Traffic

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Virusdie▲100

   Clean and protect your websites like a security expert

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   VirusTotal.com▲7

   Analyze suspicious files and URLs.

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Ostinato▲78

   Network traffic generator and analyzer

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9AP
   A proxy service for debugging HTTP/S traffic▲75

   2017 · debugproxy.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Ghost Inspector▲80

    Automated browser testing from the cloud

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    MalwareBuster▲5

    A fast, stable anti-malware solution!

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12SO
    ScriptObservatory.org – How much malicious JavaScript goes unnoticed?▲38

    2015 · scriptobservatory.org · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Apache Spot▲6

    A Community Approach to Fighting Cyber Threats

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14SI
    Snitch.io – SSL auditing and alerting▲37

    2014 · snitch.io · its alternatives →

15. 15HC
    Hackertalk – CLI tool that finds Hacker News discussion for any URL▲24

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16GV
    GreyNoise Visualizer – Monitor Internet-wide scan and attack traffic▲9

    2019 · viz.greynoise.io · its alternatives →

17. 17HN
    Hacker News Lookup - A chrome extension built with ClojureScript▲17

    2017 · jazzytomato.com · its alternatives →

18. 18FP
    Free Proxy detector API for developers▲11

    2016 · proxycheck.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    VulnScan▲3

    Détectez les failles avant les hackers

    Jun 2026 · its alternatives →

20. 20TB
    TS-Browser – A web-based transport stream analyser/viewer▲23

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    CrimeStream▲4

    Real time crime alerts for specific regions

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22DM
    Detecting malware through DNS queries – a Kali Pi / Snort project▲9

    2015 · dnlongen.blogspot.com · its alternatives →

23. 23KO
    Kairos – Open-Source eBPF Malware Analysis Framework▲7

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Daily-updated database of malicious browser extensions▲17

    Hey HN, I built an automated system that tracks malicious Chrome/Edge extensions daily. The database updates automatically by monitoring chrome-stats for removed extensions and scanning security blogs. Currently tracking 1000+ known malicious extensions with extension IDs, names, and dates. I'm working on detection tools (GUI + CLI) to scan locally installed extensions against this database, but wanted to share the raw data first since maintained threat intelligence lists like this are hard to find. The automation runs 24/7 and pushes updates to GitHub. Free to use for research,…

    Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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