Preventing data from being submitted to a remote system in response to a malicious e-mail
US7516488B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 23, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/1441
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic message manager (100) examines (210) incoming electronic messages and determines (220) whether an incoming electronic message comprises at least one suspect link associated with a remote system. In response to the determination (220) that the incoming message comprises at least one suspect link, the electronic message manager (100) replaces (230) each suspect link with a redirection link. In response to a user attempting (240) to connect to the remote system by clicking on the redirection link, the electronic message manager directs the user to a remote analysis site for deciding (260) whether that incoming message comprises a phishing message.
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