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Method of detecting potential phishing by analyzing universal resource locators

US9521165B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 2, 2015
Grant dateDec 13, 2016
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Expiry dateJun 2, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/1441
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for detecting potential phishing URLs includes extracting a URL from a document, analyzing the URL context, and comparing the URL to stored trusted URLs and stored known phishing URLs. The URL context includes anchor text and surrounding content associated with the URL. The method further includes generating a phishing alert based on the comparing and the analyzing.

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