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QR Shield vs falc0n

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QR Shield compared with falc0n
DetailQR Shield logo QR Shieldfalc0n logo falc0n
What it doesScan before you tap. Independent security researcher mapping India and APAC's exposed attack surface at internet scale
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inCA IN
Pricing modelFreemium Not given
PricingStarter (Free): 5 scam checks every month, read any QR code as often as you like, private scan history. Pro: $7/month for 30 scam checks every month, unlimited QR code generation, changeable QR codes, and scan analytics. Not given
Key features
  • Instant QR code scanning under a second
  • Live URL threat analysis before opening links
  • Detects fake websites and copycat payment pages
  • Works with blurry, faded, and stickered QR codes
  • No tracking or passwords required
  • Private scan history for registered users
  • 99.9% uptime commitment
  • Plain language security warnings
  • Internet-scale sweeps of India and APAC address space for exposed infrastructure
  • Manual verification of all findings before publication
  • Mapping of findings to DPDP Act and ISO 27001 compliance frameworks
  • Detection of exposed Swagger and OpenAPI specifications with 38% of specs exposing unauthenticated routes
  • GraphQL introspection scanning finding 2,159 services exposing full schema without authentication
  • proxy2model tool to map web applications from captured traffic
  • cvecheck series assessing CVEs with affected scope and exploitation evidence
What makes it different
  • Checks links before you tap, not after
  • Designed specifically for family protection
  • Reads damaged QR codes that other scanners miss
  • Focus on India and APAC region often overlooked by mainstream security research
  • Country-scale studies verified by manual re-check rather than relying on scanner output alone
  • Open-source tools built from patterns discovered during research
  • Research published with governance context and remediation playbooks
  • Detailed findings on infrastructure exposures with specific counts and evidence
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)9 +7 (up) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)00
Citation Flow (Majestic)00
Referring domains (Majestic)00

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