Browser system and method for warning users of potentially fraudulent websites
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1. A method of alerting a user to a potentially fraudulent document, comprising:
- determining that a document requested by a user is potentially fraudulent;
displaying a non-interactive rendering of the document;
displaying a warning icon; and
displaying a warning message corresponding to the warning icon.
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Abstract
A user is warned of a potentially fraudulent document, such as a webpage, by a warning message that is overlaid on top of the document and of the browser chrome. The warning message is associated with a warning icon displayed in the browser chrome. The potentially fraudulent document is rendered in the browser such that the links within are not accessible to the user. The rendering may include superimposing an image over the document or rendering a snapshot of the document instead of the document itself.
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1. A method of alerting a user to a potentially fraudulent document, comprising:
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determining that a document requested by a user is potentially fraudulent;
displaying a non-interactive rendering of the document;
displaying a warning icon; and
displaying a warning message corresponding to the warning icon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for alerting a user to a potentially fraudulent document, comprising:
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a fraudulent document determination module, including instructions to determine that a document requested by a user is potentially fraudulent;
a document rendering module, including instructions;
to display a non-interactive rendering of the document;
to display a warning icon; and
to display a warning message corresponding to the warning icon.
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11. A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising instructions for:
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determining that a document requested by a user is potentially fraudulent;
displaying a non-interactive rendering of the document;
displaying a warning icon; and
displaying a warning message corresponding to the warning icon. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for alerting a user to a potentially fraudulent document, comprising:
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means for determining that a document requested by a user is potentially fraudulent;
means for displaying a non-interactive rendering of the document;
means for displaying a warning icon; and
means for displaying a warning message corresponding to the warning icon.
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