BullSniff
A free scanner and Chrome extension that checks an online store for signs it's an AI-generated or fraudulent storefront before you buy anything.
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Description
AI has made it trivially cheap to spin up a convincing-looking online store with fake reviews, stock-photo "testimonials," and copy-pasted trust badges — and BullSniff exists to catch that before you hand over your card details. Paste in a store's URL, and its free web scanner checks up to 8 public pages plus domain records for the tell-tale signs: business registration details that don't check out, suspiciously new or hidden domain history, AI-sounding sales copy, and review patterns that look manufactured rather than organic.
It returns a plain risk score out of 100 along with an "evidence coverage" percentage, so you can see not just the verdict but how much it was actually able to check. A Chrome extension version goes deeper, scanning up to 16 pages instead of 8. Importantly, it only works from what's publicly visible — it can't verify who actually owns a business or confirm intent, so it's a red-flag detector, not a guarantee of legitimacy either way.
💬 Our review
The short version: BullSniff targets a real and growing problem — AI-generated storefronts — with a sensible, multi-signal approach (domain history, business records, review patterns) rather than a single naive check, and being free with no account required removes any friction to just trying it before a purchase.
There isn't a direct competitor doing exactly this; the closest comparisons are generic site-safety scanners like Google Safe Browsing or Norton Safe Web, which check for malware and phishing but don't specifically evaluate whether a legitimate-looking store's reviews and business claims are fabricated — that's BullSniff's actual niche. Its honest limitation is that it can only see what's public: a well-resourced scam operation with a convincingly registered business could still slip past a purely public-record check, and there are no published accuracy or false-positive numbers to calibrate how much to trust a given score. Worth it as a quick, free second opinion before buying from an unfamiliar store you're not sure about; don't treat a clean scan as a guarantee — it's one more data point, not proof the store is legitimate.
💰 Pricing
📊 Global score
🤖 AI-enriched data
Scan web gratuit sans compte (8 pages). Extension Chrome gratuite pour un scan plus poussé (16 pages).
Pros
Entièrement gratuit, aucun compte requis pour le scan de base
Vérifie plusieurs signaux indépendants (registre d'entreprise, historique domaine, avis)
Score de risque clair avec pourcentage de couverture des preuves
Extension navigateur pour une analyse plus poussée à la volée
Cons
Aucune métrique publique de précision ou de faux positifs
Limité aux informations publiquement disponibles, ne peut pas confirmer la propriété réelle
Aucune API ni intégration tierce
Interface uniquement en anglais