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Electronic message analysis for malware detection

  • US 10,027,690 B2
  • Filed: 06/22/2015
  • Issued: 07/17/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer implemented method for detecting malicious network content by a malware detection system including a hardware processor and a memory, comprising:

  • receiving, by the malware detection system, an electronic email message;

    analyzing, by the malware detection system, the electronic email message to detect a uniform resource locator (URL) within message content of the electronic email message;

    determining whether the detected URL within the message content is suspicious;

    in response to a determination that the detected URL is suspicious, processing the suspicious URL detected within the message content of the electronic email message, wherein the processing of the suspicious URL comprises analyzing, within a virtual environment, one or more behaviors in response to a request for content associated with the suspicious URL; and

    identifying the suspicious URL detected within the message content of the electronic email message as malicious based on results of the analyzing of the suspicious URL in the virtual environment.

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