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Method and system for detection of malicious bots

US9294502B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 18, 2014
Grant dateMar 22, 2016
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Expiry dateFeb 18, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/1416
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computerized method and system for detecting access of a protected server by malicious bots are provided. The method comprises receiving a request from a client machine; generating a polymorphic script code challenge that includes a scrambled secret; sending the polymorphic script code challenge to the client machine in response to the received request; receiving a token from the client machine in response to the polymorphic script code challenge; comparing contents of the token to the secret in its unscrambled form; and determining the client machine to be a malicious bot in an event including any one of the token does not match the secret and a token has not been received, wherein a new polymorphic script code challenge containing a new scrambled secret is generated for each new request received from a client machine.

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