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US 12,592,964 B2Granted
Systems and methods for efficiently processing communications for malicious hyperlinks
AssigneeFortinet, Inc.
InventorJochen Pretli
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Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods are discussed for mitigating security threats due to web-domain characteristic changes.
Claims21
A computer-implemented method, the method comprising:
- identifying, by a processing resource, a set of hyperlinks in a received electronic message;
- automatically determining, by the processing resource, that a first hyperlink in the set of hyperlinks comprises a non-focus hyperlink relative to the set of hyperlinks, by determining, at least in part, that the first hyperlink is not visually distinct from the received electronic message;
- automatically determining, by the processing resource, that a second hyperlink in the set of hyperlinks comprises a focus hyperlink relative to the set of hyperlinks, by determining, at least in part, that the first hyperlink is visually distinct from the received electronic message;
- and
- applying, by the processing resource, a security process concerning at least the first hyperlink or the second hyperlink.
2 more elements
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium embodying a set of instructions, which when executed by a processing resource, causes the processing resource to:
- identify a set of hyperlinks in a received electronic message;
- automatically determine that a first hyperlink in the set of hyperlinks comprises a non-focus hyperlink relative to the set of hyperlinks, by determining, at least in part, that the first hyperlink is not visually distinct from the received electronic message;
- automatically determine, by the processing resource, that a second hyperlink in the set of hyperlinks comprises a focus hyperlink relative to the set of hyperlinks, by determining, at least in part, that the first hyperlink is visually distinct from the received electronic message;
- and
- apply a security process to concerning at least the first hyperlink or the second hyperlink.
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A system for performing network security, the system comprising:
- a processing resource;
- a non-transitory computer-readable medium, coupled to the processing resource, having stored therein instructions that when executed by the processing resource cause the processing resource to:
- identify a set of hyperlinks in a received electronic message;
- automatically determine that a first hyperlink in the set of hyperlinks comprises a non-focus hyperlink relative to the set of hyperlinks, by determining, at least in part, that the first hyperlink is not visually distinct from the received electronic message;
- automatically determine, by the processing resource, that a second hyperlink in the set of hyperlinks comprises a focus hyperlink relative to the set of hyperlinks, by determining, at least in part, that the first hyperlink is visually distinct from the received electronic message;
- and
- apply a security process concerning at least the first hyperlink or the second hyperlink.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.