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Protection from malicious web content

  • US 8,769,690 B2
  • Filed: 07/09/2010
  • Issued: 07/01/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for analyzing content for malicious components, the method comprising:

  • monitoring, at a sender device, a submission of electronic instructions to access content, wherein the monitoring comprises identifying content based at least in part on the instructions, the submission being performed by a first user and being directed to a host-server, and the instructions being directed to a second user;

    scanning, using a data processing device at the host server, the content identified from the monitoring step for one or more malicious components to obtain a scan result prior to the second user receiving the instructions; and

    presenting an indicator associated with the content, wherein the indicator is based on the scan result.

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