Sift compares link hosts to a list of lookalike and bait patterns — fake Discord or Steam gift pages, common scam TLD tricks, and similar. Matches delete the message and log a case.
Examples of what gets caught
- Hosts that imitate discord.com, steamcommunity.com, or other trusted brands with swapped letters.
- Known free-nitro and account-verify bait patterns.
- Links your mods allowlist in /settings are exempt from this specific check.
Smart check overlap
Phishing that survives the host list (shorteners, unusual wording, or links in an attachment caption) can still be caught under spam or malicious-links in the smart check.