Detection of spam images
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1. A method of processing email messages, comprising:
- processing an image included in or attached to an email message to determine whether the image includes features that indicate whether the image is spam; and
determining whether the image is spam based on the included features that indicate whether the image is spam.
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Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product for analyzing image attachments to email messages and reliably determines whether the image includes spam, so that the message can be blocked. A method for processing email messages comprises processing an image included in or attached to an email message to determine whether the image includes features that indicate whether the image is spam and determining whether the image is spam based on the included features that indicate whether the image is spam.
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1. A method of processing email messages, comprising:
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processing an image included in or attached to an email message to determine whether the image includes features that indicate whether the image is spam; and determining whether the image is spam based on the included features that indicate whether the image is spam. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for processing email messages comprising:
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a processor operable to execute computer program instructions; a memory operable to store computer program instructions executable by the processor; and computer program instructions stored in the memory and executable to perform the steps of; processing an image included in or attached to an email message to determine whether the image includes features that indicate whether the image is spam; and determining whether the image is spam based on the included features that indicate whether the image is spam. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product for processing incoming email messages comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium; computer program instructions, recorded on the computer readable storage medium, executable by a processor, for performing the steps of processing an image included in or attached to an email message to determine whether the image includes features that indicate whether the image is spam; and determining whether the image is spam based on the included features that indicate whether the image is spam. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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