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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018

Filed:

Sep. 12, 2016
Applicant:

Threatmetrix Pty Ltd, Chatswood, AU;

Inventors:

Scott Thomas, Rockhampton North, AU;

David G. Jones, Crescent Forestville, AU;

Assignee:

ThreatMetrix PTY LTD., Chatswood, AU;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/00 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0876 (2013.01); G06F 17/30864 (2013.01); H04L 63/10 (2013.01); H04L 63/1408 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for querying a knowledgebase of malicious hosts numbered from 1 through N. The method includes providing a network of computers, which has a plurality of unknown malicious host machines. In a specific embodiment, the malicious host machines are disposed throughout the network of computers, which includes a worldwide network of computers, e.g., Internet. The method includes querying a knowledge base including a plurality of known malicious hosts, which are numbered from 1 through N, where N is an integer greater than 1. In a preferred embodiment, the knowledge base is coupled to the network of computers. The method includes receiving first information associated with an unknown host from the network; identifying an unknown host and querying the knowledge base to determine if the unknown host is one of the known malicious hosts in the knowledge base. The method also includes outputting second information associated with the unknown host based upon the querying process.


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