Apparatus, and system for determining and cautioning users of internet connected clients of potentially malicious software and method for operating such
US8726384B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/1416
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system at a central server and at a plurality of web filters is installed to observe traffic and to protect users from attempting connection to suspicious, malicious, and/or infectious targets. Targets are defined as Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI) and Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. Traffic is collected, analyzed, and reported for further analysis. Behavior is analyzed for each client attempting a connection to an uncategorized target. IP addresses and URIs are evaluated toward placement in either a Trusted target store or an Anomalous target store. The accumulated content of Anomalous target store is provided back to the Network Service Subscriber Clients. Warnings and tools are presented when appropriate.
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