Automation library · Data collection

Prevent phishing emails with OpenAI and VirusTotal

Started by another system calling it, and works across Email and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 15 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

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15 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Model 2Logic 5Service 6

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Receive Email via WebhookWebhookStarts it
  2. 2GPT-4o ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3Extract IOCs & NormalizeCodeLogic
  4. 4GPT-4 Phishing AnalysisAgentModel
  5. 5VirusTotal URL ScanHttp RequestService
  6. 6Parse & Score RiskCodeLogic
  7. 7Risk Level SwitchSwitchLogic
  8. 8Quarantine, HIGHHttp RequestService
  9. 9Flag, MEDIUMHttp RequestService
  10. 10Allow, LOWSetLogic
  11. 11Merge All PathsMergeLogic
  12. 12Slack SOC AlertHttp RequestService
  13. 13Warn User via EmailEmail SendService
  14. 14Write Audit LogGoogle SheetsService
  15. 15Return Detection ResultRespond To WebhookStarts it

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
15, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Email, Google Sheets
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Email and Google Sheets accounts, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 15 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 15 steps before you point it at anything that matters.