Paypal, Inc.

Ebay, Incorporated

Quang D Pham

Mathew Gene Henley

Andrew Millard Brown

Chris Lalonde

Kevin Black

Jeremy B Edberg

Matthew Henley

Chris Lalande

A method and system for tracking potentially fraudulent activities associated with one or more web sites is disclosed. The system includes a fraud tracking server connected to a fraud tracking database. The fraud tracking server includes a communications module to facilitate the exchange of data between the server and multiple client devices. The fraud tracking server receives data from one or more client devices that identifies a potential spoof site. The fraud tracking server also includes control logic to generate a spoof site tracking record in the fraud tracking database. The spoof site tracking record includes the data identifying the potential spoof site. After the spoof site tracking record has been created, the fraud tracking server notifies an administrator of the potential spoof site by communicating the data received and stored in the fraud tracking database to an administrator.

Method and system for tracking fraudulent activity

A method and system to verify active content at a server system include receiving, at the server system a communication (e.g., an e-mail message or e-commerce listing) that includes active content that is to be made accessible via the server system. At the server system, the active content is rendered to generate rendered active content. The rendered active content presents a representation of information and processes to which an end user will be subject. At the server system, the rendered active content is verified as not being malicious.

Render engine, and method of using the same, to verify data for access and/or publication via a computer system

A method and system for tracking potentially fraudulent activities associated with one or more web sites is disclosed. In an example embodiment, the system includes a server communicatively coupled to a database. The database stores first data identifying a first spoof site, and a first identifier for a first document from the first spoof site. The identifier is based on a first content of the first document. The server receives second data identifying candidate site, retrieves a second document from the candidate site, and generates a second identifier for the second document based on a second content of the second document. The server also compares the second identifier to the first identifier. In response to determining, based on the comparing of the second identifier the first identifier, that a source of the first document is the same as a source of the second document, the server identifies the candidate site as a second spoof site.

A method and system to compare rendered publication data. The publication data are accessed from a database and then rendered to produce rendered publication data. The rendered publication data are stored to provide a reference version. After a periodic time interval, the publication data are accessed again and rendered to product a second version of rendered publication data. The reference version and the second version of rendered publication data are compared and a notification is generated when a difference exists.

Method and system to verify data received, at a server system, for access and/or publication via the server system

A method and system to verify active content in a server system include receiving a communication (e.g., an e-mail message or an e-commerce listing) that includes active content to be made accessible by the server system. A reference (e.g., a URL) within the active content is identified, the reference pointing to further data that is not included within the communication. This further data is to be retrieved when the active content is rendered. The reference is stored at the server system, and the further data, to which the reference points, is repetitively and periodically retrieved. Subsequent to each retrieval of the further data, a determination is made as to whether the further data is malicious.

Method and system to detect externally-referenced malicious data for access and/or publication via a computer system

A method and system to verify active content included within a markup language document store multiple instances of publication information (e.g., an e-commerce listing or e-mail message) in a database associated with a server system. The stored publication information includes active content (e.g., web pages that include an executable script or point to an executable script). Selected active content is retrieved from the database, and subject to a verification process. The verification process is to verify that the selected active content is not malicious. The selected active content is selectively published based on an outcome of the verification process.

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