Systems and methods for associating brands with search queries that produce search results with malicious websites
AssigneeSymantec Corporation
InventorsKaushik Ramajayam, Chandrasekhar Cidambi
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method to associate a brand with search queries that produce search results with malicious websites is described. A plurality of search queries entered into a search engine is received from a plurality of devices. commonalities among the plurality of search queries received from the plurality of devices are identified. The commonalities from the search queries are associated with a brand. A notification regarding the association of the commonalities from the search queries with the brand is generated.
Claims15
A computer-implemented method to associate a brand with search queries that produce search results with malicious websites, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of search queries entered into a search engine from a plurality of devices;
- receiving, from the plurality of devices, search results produced from the plurality of search queries;
- comparing the search results to a list of known malicious websites in order to identify candidate search queries producing search results with malicious websites;
- identifying commonalities among the identified candidate search queries producing search results with malicious websites;
- associating the commonalities from the search queries with a brand;
- and
- generating a notification regarding the association of the commonalities from the search queries with the brand.
A computing device configured to associate a brand with search queries that produce search results with malicious websites, comprising:
- a processor;
- memory in electronic communication with the processor;
- instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
- receive a plurality of search queries entered into a search engine from a plurality of devices;
- receive, from the plurality of devices, search results produced from the plurality of search queries;
- compare the search results to a list of known malicious websites in order to identify candidate search queries producing search results with malicious websites;
- identify commonalities among the identified candidate search queries producing search results with malicious websites;
- associate the commonalities from the search queries with a brand;
- and
- generate a notification regarding the association of the commonalities from the search queries with the brand.
A computer-program product for associating a brand with search queries that produce search results with malicious websites, the computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions thereon, the instructions being executable by a processor to:
- receive a plurality of search queries entered into a search engine from a plurality of devices;
- receive, from the plurality of devices, search results from the plurality of search queries;
- compare the search results received to a list of known malicious websites in order to identify candidate search queries producing search results with malicious websites;
- identify commonalities among the identified candidate search queries producing search results with malicious websites;
- identify commonalities among the plurality of search queries received from the plurality of devices;
- associate the commonalities from the search queries with a brand;
- and
- generate a notification regarding the association of the commonalities from the search queries with the brand.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.