Presentation of network source and executable characteristics
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1. A method of informing a user of a computer system of a potential threat, comprising:
- using the computer system to perform steps comprising;
identifying information regarding a source of a communication;
determining a characteristic of the source based on the identified information regarding the source, wherein the determined characteristic comprises a reputation of the source and whether the source is a well-established entity;
determining a score representing a threat assessment for the source responsive to the determined characteristic; and
graphically presenting a representation of the score representing the threat assessment for the source to the user in association with the communication, wherein the representation comprises an icon indicating the reputation of the source and whether the source is a well-established entity, and wherein the icon is graphically presented in association with a program executing on the computer system and rendering the communication.
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Abstract
A risk assessment module identifies information regarding a source. The risk assessment module submits the identified information regarding the source to a server. A compilation module of the server accesses one or more services to determine one or more characteristics of the source. The compilation module provides the determined one or more characteristics of the source to the client. A presentation module of the client presents the one or more characteristics of the source to a user.
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1. A method of informing a user of a computer system of a potential threat, comprising:
using the computer system to perform steps comprising; identifying information regarding a source of a communication; determining a characteristic of the source based on the identified information regarding the source, wherein the determined characteristic comprises a reputation of the source and whether the source is a well-established entity; determining a score representing a threat assessment for the source responsive to the determined characteristic; and graphically presenting a representation of the score representing the threat assessment for the source to the user in association with the communication, wherein the representation comprises an icon indicating the reputation of the source and whether the source is a well-established entity, and wherein the icon is graphically presented in association with a program executing on the computer system and rendering the communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for informing a user of a computer system of a potential threat, comprising:
a computer-readable storage medium storing executable program code, the program code comprising; a risk assessment module for identifying information regarding a source of a communication; a local logic module for determining a characteristic of the source based on the identified information regarding the source and determining a score representing a threat assessment for the source responsive to the determined characteristic, wherein the determined characteristic comprises a reputation of the source and whether the source is a well-established entity; and a presentation module for graphically presenting a representation of the score representing the threat assessment for the source to the user in association with the communication, wherein the representation comprises an icon indicating the reputation of the source and whether the source is a well-established entity, and wherein the icon is graphically presented in association with a program executing on the computer system and rendering the communication. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product having a computer-readable medium having embodied thereon program code for informing a user of a computer system of a potential threat, the program code comprising:
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a risk assessment module for identifying information regarding a source of a communication; a local logic module for determining a characteristic of the source based on the identified information regarding the source and determining a score representing a threat assessment for the source responsive to the determined characteristic, wherein the determined characteristic comprises a reputation of the source and whether the source is a well-established entity; and a presentation module for graphically presenting a representation of the score representing the threat assessment for the source to the user in association with the communication, wherein the representation comprises an icon indicating the reputation of the source and whether the source is a well-established entity, and wherein the icon is graphically presented in association with a program executing on the computer system and rendering the communication. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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