System, method, and computer program product for presenting an indicia of risk reflecting an analysis associated with search results within a graphical user interface

• US 8,826,155 B2
• Filed: 08/06/2012
• Issued: 09/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: McAfee, LLC
• Original Assignee: McAfee, Inc. (McAfee, LLC)
• Inventors: Dixon, Christopher John, Pinckney, Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): ITURRALDE, ENRIQUE W
• Application Number:
  US13/568,085
• Publication Number:
  US 20120311705A1
• Time in Patent Office: 757 Days
• Field of Search: 715/760
• US Class Current: 715/760
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/44 Program or device authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2119 Authenticating web pages, e.g. with suspicious links
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2139 Recurrent verification
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1483 service impersonation, e.g. phishing, pharming or web spoofing detection of rogue wireless access points H04W12/12

Abstract

A system, method, and computer program product comprise presenting a plurality of search results within a graphical user interface. Further, an indicia of risk is presented that reflects an analysis in association with at least one of the plurality of search results within the graphical user interface.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

evaluating a plurality of search results;

generating an indicia of risk that reflects an analysis in association with at least one of the plurality of search results, wherein the indicia of risk is presented for at least one link of the plurality of search results within a graphical user interface of a computer; and

providing at least one alternative link that is not associated with a low reputation site as an alternative recommendation to a link of the plurality of search results that is associated with a low reputation site, wherein the alternative link provides content, products, or services that are related to content, products, or services provided by the low reputation site, and wherein the at least one alternative link is ranked from a plurality of alternative links based on popularity and security of the at least one alternative link.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the analysis includes an analysis involving a heuristic.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the analysis includes an automatic analysis.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the analysis includes a dynamic analysis of an executable.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein each link of the plurality of search results that is associated with a low reputation site is colored differently from other links that are not associated with a low reputation site.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the indicia of risk is presented as an icon within the graphical user interface.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

filtering a particular one of the search results from being provided to the graphical user interface based on a first security threat to the computer; and

removing content from at least one link associated with at least one of the search results, wherein the content is associated with a second security threat to the computer.

8. A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium for performing operations, comprising:

evaluating a plurality of search results;

generating an indicia of risk that reflects an analysis in association with at least one of the plurality of search results, wherein the indicia of risk is presented for at least one link of the plurality of search results within a graphical user interface of a computer; and

providing at least one alternative link that is not associated with a low reputation site as an alternative recommendation to a link of the plurality of search results that is associated with a low reputation site, wherein the alternative link provides content, products, or services that are related to content, products, or services provided by the low reputation site, and wherein the at least one alternative link is ranked from a plurality of alternative links based on popularity and security of the at least one alternative link.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the analysis includes an analysis involving a heuristic.

10. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the analysis includes an automatic analysis.

11. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the analysis includes a dynamic analysis of an executable.

12. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein each link of the plurality of search results that is associated with a low reputation site is colored differently from other links that are not associated with a low reputation site.

13. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the indicia of risk is presented as an icon within the graphical user interface.

14. The computer program product of claim 8, the operations further comprising:

filtering a particular one of the search results from being provided to the graphical user interface based on a first security threat to the computer; and

removing content from at least one link associated with at least one of the search results, wherein the content is associated with a second security threat to the computer.

15. A system, comprising:

a processor, wherein the system is configured to;

evaluate a plurality of search results;

generate an indicia of risk that reflects an analysis in association with at least one of the plurality of search results, wherein the indicia of risk is presented for at least one link of the plurality of search results within a graphical user interface of a computer; and

provide at least one alternative link that is not associated with a low reputation site as an alternative recommendation to a link of the plurality of search results that is associated with a low reputation site, wherein the alternative link provides content, products, or services that are related to content, products, or services provided by the low reputation site, and wherein the at least one alternative link is ranked from a plurality of alternative links based on popularity and security of the at least one alternative link.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the analysis includes an analysis involving a heuristic.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the analysis includes an automatic analysis.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the analysis includes a dynamic analysis of an executable.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein each link of the plurality of search results that is associated with a low reputation site is colored differently from other links that are not associated with a low reputation site.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the indicia of risk is presented as an icon within the graphical user interface.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein the system is further configured to:

filter a particular one of the search results from being provided to the graphical user interface based on a first security threat to the computer; and

remove content from at least one link associated with at least one of the search results, wherein the content is associated with a second security threat to the computer.