Method and system for preventing fraudulent activities
US7606821B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99943
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method and system to protect users against potentially fraudulent activities associated with spoof web sites are described. According to one aspect of the present invention, the URL of a document downloaded via a web browser client is compared to the URLs in a list of URLs for known spoof sites. If the URL for the downloaded document is found in the list of URLs for known spoof sites, a security indicator is displayed to the user to indicate to the user that the downloaded document is associated with a known spoof site. According to another aspect of the invention, a security server maintains a master black list and periodically communicates updates of the master black list to the local list of a client security application.
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