(IJACSA) International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, Vol. 13, No. 8, 2022 An Approach to Detect Phishing Websites with Features Selection Method and Ensemble Learning Mahmuda Khatun 1 Department of CSE Comilla University Cumilla - 3506, Bangladesh MD Akib Ikbal Mozumder 2 Department of CSE Comilla University Cumilla - 3506, Bangladesh Md. Nazmul Hasan Polash 3 Department of CSE Comilla University Cumilla - 3506, Bangladesh Md. Rakib Hasan 4 Dept. of Information & Comm. Technology Comilla University Cumilla - 3506, Bangladesh Khalil Ahammad 5 Department of CSE Comilla University Cumilla - 3506, Bangladesh MD. Shibly Shaiham 6 Department of CSE CUET Chattagram-4349, Bangladesh Abstract—Nowadays, phishing is a major problem on a global scale. Everyone must use the internet in today’s society in order to cope up in the real world. As a result, internet crime like phishing has become a serious issue throughout the world. This type of crime can be committed by anyone; all they need is a computer. Additionally, hacking may now be learned quickly by anyone with programming and mathematical skills. The adoption of various techniques by anti-phishing toolbars, such as machine learning, may enable users to quickly identify a fake website. As a result, researchers are now particularly interested in the problem of detecting fraudulent websites. Machine learning techniques have been offered throughout the entire process to more precisely identify fraudulent websites. To find the best accurate outcome, classification with random parameter tuning and ensemble based approaches are utilized. A user-friendly interface has also been suggested to make the system more accessible to the public. Keywords—Machine learning; deep learning; catboost; LGBM; embedded; react-native; flask I. I NTRODUCTION Technology has made individuals more dependent than they have ever been before. As the price of electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, personal computers, laptops, and so on continues to drop, an ever-increasing number of people are able to purchase them and are using them. However, the rise of cyber dangers has been the most significant in recent decades. Phishing, which is responsible individually for 90 percent [1] of the data breaches, is one of the most common methods that people are tricked into giving over their personal information. People who conduct most of their financial transactions and shopping online are the most likely to fall victim to phishing scams. Criminals used to extort money from unsuspecting victims by threatening them with guns, stealing their cars, or by using force. When compared to less developed countries, industrialized nations have a lower incidence of this particular form of criminal activity. But in recent years, phishing has become a significant issue all around the world. This is due to the fact that one does not require any kind of weapon in order to commit this form of crime; all that is required is a computer. In addition, the availability of books and guides to follow on the internet makes it possible for anyone who is mathematically savvy and has some experience with programming to learn how to hack. The Federal Bureau of Investigation estimates that more than 26 billion dollars have been stolen from businesses and individuals around the world. In addition, the number of new websites that are used for phishing is continually expanding. Fig. 1 indicates new phishing websites are increasing year by year which is an immense threat for users. Therefore, cutting-edge research needs to be carried out in order to neutralize this danger. Also many cyber security training are providing by both government or by private companies which rises the awareness of people basically in the form of games [2] to [3]. Fig. 1. The Number of New Phishing Websites from First Quarter of 2017 upto Third Quarter of 2021 by Statista. Internet scams that use email, social media, and websites to steal private information are called phishing. Attackers take advantage of both system flaws and user ignorance. As a result, researchers must design solutions at both the technical and user-level levels. It is possible to protect yourself from Phishing by using a variety of different methods. Anti-phishing toolbars primarily protect users on their computers’ local machines from phishing attacks. Games and other awareness campaigns are used to educate people about the issue [4] to[5]. www.ijacsa.thesai.org 768 | Page