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Controlling a message quarantine

  • US 20070083929A1
  • Filed: 12/07/2006
  • Published: 04/12/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a network interface;

    one or more processors coupled to the network interface;

    logic coupled to the one or more processors which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform;

    receiving and storing a plurality of rules specifying characteristics of electronic messages that indicate threats associated with the messages, wherein each rule has a priority value, wherein each rule is associated with a message element type;

    receiving an electronic mail message having a destination address for a recipient account, wherein the message comprises a plurality of message elements;

    extracting a first message element;

    determining a threat score value for the message by matching only the first message element to only selected rules having a message element type corresponding to the first message element, and according to an order of the priorities of the selected rules;

    when the threat score value is greater than a specified threshold, outputting the threat score value.

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