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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 02, 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:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/1416 (2013.01); H04L 63/0236 (2013.01); H04L 63/145 (2013.01); H04L 63/1433 (2013.01); H04L 63/1466 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for an automated classification rating of browser extensions is provided. One embodiments of the present invention can track the behavior of a large number of users in order to determine the reputation of browser extensions such as toolbars. The rating can be determined based on similarity analysis of previously rated browser extension attributes, and can be adjusted in response to a determination of the user's choice on the browser extension removal and reinstallation.