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Originally Posted by rryles
Without cracking SSL this is not possible. The URL is encrypted along with all the headers. The only thing in plain text is the TCP/IP level data - i.e. the source and destination IP addresses.
I'd have to check for other solutions but as far as Firefox is concerned you have the choice of either a regularly downloaded list to check locally, or if you *opt-in* you can send your urls (not cookies, not server responses) to a real time checking service.
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The phishing databases only need the URL, there is no need to set up a secure connection to flag it as a dodgey url.
Opera's anti-phishing works by checking a remote database as well, nothing needed to be stored on your computer.