Determining website reputations using automatic testing
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1. A method, comprising:
- automatically generating a third party assessment of a website'"'"'s reputation; and
storing an indicia of the assessment in a format and location accessible by a client computing facility attempting to interact with the website via a search results page that displays a list of search result links with which the website is included;
wherein automatic testing is performed to measure if the website is attempting to change a setting;
wherein the automatic testing is to assess the website'"'"'s installation of software;
wherein the reputation is at least in part based on practices associated with the website;
wherein the indicia of the assessment is presented as an assessment based icon for each link of the list of search result links and each sponsored link displayed on the search results page.
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Abstract
An aspect of the present invention relates to methods and systems involving automatically generating a third party assessment of a website'"'"'s reputation, and storing an indicia of the assessment in a format and location that may be accessible by a client computing facility attempting to interact with the website.
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1. A method, comprising:
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automatically generating a third party assessment of a website'"'"'s reputation; and storing an indicia of the assessment in a format and location accessible by a client computing facility attempting to interact with the website via a search results page that displays a list of search result links with which the website is included; wherein automatic testing is performed to measure if the website is attempting to change a setting; wherein the automatic testing is to assess the website'"'"'s installation of software; wherein the reputation is at least in part based on practices associated with the website; wherein the indicia of the assessment is presented as an assessment based icon for each link of the list of search result links and each sponsored link displayed on the search results page. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system, comprising:
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an automation facility adapted to generate a third party assessment of a website'"'"'s reputation; and a storage facility adapted to store an indicia of the assessment in a format and location accessible by a client computing facility attempting to interact with the website via a search results page that displays a list of search result links with which the website is included; wherein the system is operable such that automatic testing is performed to measure if the website is attempting to change a setting; wherein the system is operable such that the automatic testing is to assess the website'"'"'s installation of software; wherein the system is operable such that the reputation is at least in part based on practices associated with the website; wherein the system is operable such that the indicia of the assessment is presented as an assessment based icon for each link of the list of search result links and each sponsored link displayed on the search results page. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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