Aggregation-based phishing site detection
US7854001B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/1483
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for reducing phishing attacks that employ malicious websites is provided. The computer-implemented method includes gathering information about potentially malicious websites from a plurality of sources. The computer-implemented method also includes reducing the number of potentially malicious websites gathered; thereby creating a malicious website database that tracks at least a subset of the potentially malicious websites. In addition, the computer-implemented method includes generating a malicious website blacklist from the malicious website database, each website in the malicious website blacklist satisfying inclusion criteria, wherein the malicious website blacklist is employed to decide whether an access request to a given website is permitted.
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