Automatic detection of hidden link mismatches with spoofed metadata
AssigneeeBay Inc.
InventorsSergio Pinzon Gonzales, Jr., Romi Akpala
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Abstract
Example methods and systems directed to an Alert Manager are described. According to various embodiments, the Alert Manager detects receipt of a message. The message includes a selectable functionality for accessing an external resource and message data indicative of a source of the message. The Alert Manager predicts when a recipient of the message will interact with the selectable functionality. Prior to the recipient's predicted interaction with the selectable functionality, the Alert Manager generates a message alert feature based on a degree of a difference between the external resource and the source of the message.
Claims20
A computer system comprising:
- a processors;
- a memory device coupled to the processor and holding an instruction set executable on the processor to cause the computer system to perform operations comprising:
- detecting, by an alert manager application, receipt of a message including a selectable functionality for accessing an external resource, and message data indicative of a source of the message;
- predicting, by the alert manager application, an action time range during which a recipient of the message is likely to operate the selectable functionality, wherein the predicted action time range is measured from when the recipient accesses the message or from when a particular input pattern occurs;
- generating, by the alert manager application and within the predicted action time range, a visual message alert feature;
- and
- causing, by the alert manager application, the visual message alert feature to be presented on a display of the computer system during the predicted action time range.
A method comprising:
- detecting, by one or more processors of a machine, receipt of a message including a selectable functionality for accessing an external resource, and message data indicative of a source of the message;
- predicting, by the one or more processors of the machine, an action time range during which a recipient of the message is likely to operate the selectable functionality, wherein the predicted action time range is measured from when the recipient accesses the message or from when a particular input pattern occurs;
- generating, by the one or more processors of the machine and within the predicted action time range, a visual message alert feature;
- and
- causing, by the one or more processors of the machine, the visual message alert feature to be presented on a display of the computer system during the predicted action time range.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing executable instructions thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:
- detecting receipt of a message including a selectable functionality for accessing an external resource, and message data indicative of a source of the message;
- predicting an action time range during which a recipient of the message is likely to operate the selectable functionality, wherein the predicted action time range is measured from when the recipient accesses the message or from when a particular input pattern occurs;
- generating, within the predicted action time range, a visual message alert feature;
- and
- causing the visual message alert feature to be presented on a display of the computer system during the predicted action time range.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.