Website reputation product architecture

• US 20060253580A1
• Filed: 01/26/2006
• Published: 11/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: McAfee, LLC
• Original Assignee: McAfee, LLC
• Inventors: Pinckney, Thomas, Dixon, Christopher John
• Granted Patent: US 9,384,345 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/225
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/50 Monitoring users, programs or devices to maintain the integrity of platforms, e.g. of processors, firmware or operating systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/51 at application loading time, e.g. accepting, rejecting, starting or inhibiting executable software based on integrity or source reliability
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/552 involving long-term monitoring or reporting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/56 Computer malware detection or handling, e.g. anti-virus arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/566 Dynamic detection, i.e. detection performed at run-time, e.g. emulation, suspicious activities
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6263 during internet communication, e.g. revealing personal data from cookies
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/645 using a third party
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2119 Authenticating web pages, e.g. with suspicious links
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/22 Alternate routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/70 Routing based on monitoring results
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/72 Routing based on the source address
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0227 Filtering policies mail message filtering H04L51/212
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1433 Vulnerability analysis
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/145 the attack involving the propagation of malware through the network, e.g. viruses, trojans or worms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/30 Profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers

Abstract

An aspect of the present invention relates to methods and systems involving receiving a request for web content from a client computing facility, presenting the web content, and retrieving an indicia of a reputation assessment of the web content and delivering the indicia to the client computing facility in coordination with delivery of the web content to the client computing facility.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a request for a web content from a client computing facility;

presenting the web content;

retrieving an indicia of a reputation assessment of the web content; and

delivering the indicia to the client computing facility in coordination with delivery of the web content to the client computing facility.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the client computing facility is a laptop computer.

3. The method of claim 1, where the client computing facility is a desktop computer.

4. The method of claim 1, where the client computing facility is a cellular phone.

5. The method of claim 1, where the client computing facility is a personal digital assistant.

6. The method of claim 1, where the client computing facility is a handheld computer.

7. The method of claim 1, where the client computing facility is a server.

8. The method of claim 1, where the client computing facility is a workstation.

9. The method of claim 1, where the client computing facility is a gateway.

10. The method of claim 1, where the client computing facility is a proxy cache.

11-21. -21. (canceled)

22. A system, comprising:

a receiving facility adapted to receive a request for a web content from a client computing facility;

a presentation facility adapted to present the web content;

a retrieving facility adapted to retrieve an indicia of a reputation assessment of the web content; and

a delivery facility adapted to deliver the indicia to the client computing facility in coordination with delivery of the web content to the client computing facility.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the client computing facility is a laptop computer.

24. The system of claim 22, where the client computing facility is a desktop computer.

25. The system of claim 22, where the client computing facility is a cellular phone.

26. The system of claim 22, where the client computing facility is a personal digital assistant.

27. The system of claim 22, where the client computing facility is a handheld computer.

28. The system of claim 22, where the client computing facility is a server.

29. The system of claim 22, where the client computing facility is a workstation.

30. The system of claim 22, where the client computing facility is a gateway.

31. The system of claim 22, where the client computing facility is a proxy cache.

32-42. -42. (canceled)