Anti-phishing protection
First Claim
1. A method executing on a computing device for protecting against phishing attacks, comprising:
- receiving an unsolicited message including a link to an external source;
determining that the received message is likely a phishing message based at least in part on an analysis of a URL in the received message;
displaying a first warning indicating that the received message is the phishing message and that the link to the external source is disabled;
receiving a selection of the disabled link within the received message;
displaying a second warning indicating that the link is potentially unsafe;
receiving a dismissal of the second warning; and
activating the link; and
in response to activating the link, marking the message with a property, wherein the property indicates the link will be activated in future accesses of the received message.
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Abstract
Anti-Phishing protection assists in protecting against phishing attacks. Any links that are contained within a message that has been identified as a phishing message are disabled. A warning message is shown when the phishing message is accessed. The first time a disabled link within the phishing message is selected a dismissible dialog box is displayed containing information about how to enable links in the message. After the user dismisses the dialog, clicking on a disabled link causes the warning message to flash drawing the user'"'"'s attention to the potential severity of the problem. The links may be enabled by the user by selecting the warning message and choosing the appropriate option. Once the user enables the links, future displays of the message show the links as enabled.
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18 Claims
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1. A method executing on a computing device for protecting against phishing attacks, comprising:
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receiving an unsolicited message including a link to an external source; determining that the received message is likely a phishing message based at least in part on an analysis of a URL in the received message; displaying a first warning indicating that the received message is the phishing message and that the link to the external source is disabled; receiving a selection of the disabled link within the received message; displaying a second warning indicating that the link is potentially unsafe; receiving a dismissal of the second warning; and activating the link; and in response to activating the link, marking the message with a property, wherein the property indicates the link will be activated in future accesses of the received message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for protecting against phishing attacks, comprising:
- a processing unit;
a computer-readable storage device; and a filter component using the processing unit, the processing unit configured to; receive an unsolicited message including a link to an external source; determining that the received message is likely a phishing message based at least in part on an analysis of a URL in the received message; display a first warning indicating that the received message is the phishing message and that the link to the external source is disabled; receive a selection of the disabled link within the received message; display a second warning indicating that the link is potentially unsafe; receive a dismissal of the second warning; and activate the link; and in response to activating the link, marking the message with a property, wherein the property indicates the link will be activated in future accesses of the received message. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- a processing unit;
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13. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions that are executed on a computing device for protecting against phishing attacks, comprising:
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receiving an unsolicited message including a link to an external source; determining that the received message is likely a phishing message based at least in part on an analysis of a URL in the received message; displaying a first warning indicating that the received message is the phishing message and that the link to the external source is disabled; receiving a selection of the disabled link within the received message; displaying a second warning indicating that the link is potentially unsafe; receiving a dismissal of the second warning; and
activating the link; andin response to activating the link, marking the message with a property, wherein the property indicates the link will be activated in future accesses of the received message. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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