SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING A RATING OF AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving an electronic message intended for a recipient;
determining a fingerprint for one or more portions of the electronic message;
comparing the fingerprint with a plurality of predetermined fingerprints that are stored in a database and that are associated with known unwanted data, known unsolicited data, a plurality of uniform resource locators (URLs), and a plurality of known harmful macro- instructions to be executed on a computer, wherein each of the plurality of predetermined fingerprints is assigned a predetermined rating within a predetermined scale indicative of a severity of risk of accessing electronic message content; and
providing a rating for the electronic message if the fingerprint matches at least one of the plurality of predetermined fingerprints, the rating being based upon the predetermined rating assigned to the matching at least one predetermined fingerprint, wherein the rating is provided in conjunction with an icon that indicates whether the electronic message includes the unwanted data, and wherein a different icon is provided to indicate a presence of non-malicious data in the electronic message.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product are included for providing a rating of an electronic message to a recipient. In use, an electronic message intended for a recipient is rated. Additionally, the rating and die electronic message are provided to the recipient.
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24 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving an electronic message intended for a recipient; determining a fingerprint for one or more portions of the electronic message; comparing the fingerprint with a plurality of predetermined fingerprints that are stored in a database and that are associated with known unwanted data, known unsolicited data, a plurality of uniform resource locators (URLs), and a plurality of known harmful macro- instructions to be executed on a computer, wherein each of the plurality of predetermined fingerprints is assigned a predetermined rating within a predetermined scale indicative of a severity of risk of accessing electronic message content; and providing a rating for the electronic message if the fingerprint matches at least one of the plurality of predetermined fingerprints, the rating being based upon the predetermined rating assigned to the matching at least one predetermined fingerprint, wherein the rating is provided in conjunction with an icon that indicates whether the electronic message includes the unwanted data, and wherein a different icon is provided to indicate a presence of non-malicious data in the electronic message. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24)
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18. A computer program product embodied on a tangible non- transitory computer readable medium for performing operations on a computer, the operations comprising:
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determining a fingerprint for one or more portions of an electronic message; comparing the fingerprint with a plurality of predetermined fingerprints that are stored in a database and that are associated with known unwanted data, known unsolicited data, a plurality of uniform resource locators (URLs), and a plurality of known harmful macro-instructions to be executed on a particular computer, wherein each of the plurality of predetermined fingerprints is assigned a predetermined rating within a predetermined scale indicative of a severity of risk of accessing electronic message content; and providing a rating for the electronic message if the fingerprint matches at least one of the plurality of predetermined fingerprints, the rating being based upon the predetermined rating assigned to the matching at least one predetermined fingerprint, wherein the rating is provided in conjunction with an icon that indicates whether the electronic message includes unwanted data, and wherein a different icon is provided to indicate a presence of non-malicious data in the electronic message.
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19. A system, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the system is configured for; receiving an electronic message intended for a recipient determining a fingerprint for one or more portions of the electronic message, comparing the fingerprint with a plurality of predetermined fingerprints that are stored in a database and that are associated with known unwanted data, known unsolicited data, a plurality of uniform resource locators (URLs), and a plurality of known harmful macro-instructions to be executed on a computer, wherein each of the plurality of predetermined fingerprints is assigned a predetermined rating within a predetermined scale indicative of a severity of risk of accessing electronic message content, providing a rating for the electronic message if the fingerprint matches at least one of the plurality of predetermined fingerprints, the rating being based upon the predetermined rating assigned to the matching at least one predetermined fingerprint, wherein the rating is provided in conjunction with an icon that indicates whether the electronic message includes unwanted data, and wherein a different icon is provided to indicate a presence of non-malicious data in the electronic message. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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