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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Avast Software S.r.o., Prague, CZ;
Inventors:
Thomas Wespel, Mietingen, DE;
Thomas Salomon, Neukirch, DE;
Assignee:
AVAST SOFTWARE S.R.O., Prague, CZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/22 (2006.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); G06F 9/445 (2018.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/2247 (2013.01); G06F 9/44505 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for an automated classification and reset of browser settings is provided. A set of disreputable browser setting values is maintained based on statistics associated with the browser setting values. In response to determining that an attempt is made to set a browser setting to a value in the set of disreputable browser setting values, a notification can be presented to the user. The notification can include options in a set of reputable browser settings.