Symantec Corporation

Ken Schneider

Art Medlar

David Hoogstrate

Sandy Jensen

David Cowings

Eli Mantel

Matt Gleeson

Sanford Jensen

Dylan Morss

Mark Bruno

A method and system for filtering email spam using email noise reduction are described. In one embodiment, the method includes detecting, in an email message, data indicative of noise added to the email message to avoid spam filtering. The method further includes modifying the content of the email message to reduce the noise, and comparing the modified content of the email message with the content of a spam message.

Method and apparatus for filtering email spam using email noise reduction

Systems and methods for filtering fraudulent email messages are described. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an email message, determining whether the email message is indicative of fraud, and creating a fraud filter based on the email message if the email message is fraudulent.

System and method for filtering fraudulent email messages

Systems and methods for filtering spam messages utilizing a URL filtering module are described. In one embodiment, the method includes detecting, in an incoming message, data indicative of a URL and comparing the URL from the incoming message with URLs characterizing spam. The method further includes determining whether the incoming message is spam based on the comparison of the URL from the incoming message with the URLs characterizing spam.

System and method for filtering spam messages utilizing URL filtering module

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