Systems and methods for classifying unknown files/spam based on a user actions, a file's prevalence within a user community, and a predetermined prevalence threshold
US8572007B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2115
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented, server-side method for classifying unknown files based on user actions may include (1) identifying at least one file whose trustworthiness is unknown, (2) identifying a report received from at least one client device that identifies at least one action taken by a user within a user community when informed by security software on the client device that the trustworthiness of the file is unknown, (3) determining that the action taken by the user indicates that the user believes the file is trustworthy, (4) classifying the file as trustworthy based at least in part on the action taken by the user, and then (5) providing the file's classification to at least one computing device in order to enable the computing device to evaluate the trustworthiness of the file. Corresponding systems, encoded computer-readable media, and client-side methods are also disclosed.
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