Automatic assessment of potentially malicious web content via web page investigator
US12301587B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 2024 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/1483
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for annotating and assessing content, including QR codes, using a web page investigator to avoid dangerous scans of such content are described herein. A security module executing on a client device may receive a request for web content. A computer vision model may then scan the requested web content to identify and annotate graphical features on the webpage prior to rendering the web content on a display of the client device. The computer vision model may identify a QR code and transmit information encoded within the QR code to a server executing a phishing and content protection (PCP) engine for analysis. When the identified QR code is indicated to be malicious, the client device may render a modified version of the requested web content to discourage the user from scanning the identified QR code.
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