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Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2009

Filed:

Feb. 23, 2005
Applicants:

Darrell Kienzle, Vienna, VA (US);

James Croall, Washington, DC (US);

Inventors:

Darrell Kienzle, Vienna, VA (US);

James Croall, Washington, DC (US);

Assignee:

Symantec Corporation, Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An electronic message manager () examines () incoming electronic messages and determines () whether an incoming electronic message comprises at least one suspect link associated with a remote system. In response to the determination () that the incoming message comprises at least one suspect link, the electronic message manager () replaces () each suspect link with a redirection link. In response to a user attempting () to connect to the remote system by clicking on the redirection link, the electronic message manager directs the user to a remote analysis site for deciding () whether that incoming message comprises a phishing message.


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