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Phish probability scoring model

US8769695B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 30, 2009
Grant dateJul 1, 2014
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Expiry dateSep 28, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L51/212
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In general, embodiments of the invention relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for determining the probability that a given website is conducting or is related to fraudulent activity, including phishing activity. More particularly, embodiments of the invention relate to automatically monitoring and scoring URLs for fraudulent activity by parsing keywords, combinations of keywords, and other relevant data from an input communication, such as an email, and analyzing the data obtained against a database containing a plurality of grading factors.

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