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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
May. 28, 2008
Applicants:
Zulfikar Ramzan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Shaun Cooley, El Segundo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Zulfikar Ramzan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Shaun Cooley, El Segundo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/1483 (2013.01); H04L 63/1416 (2013.01); H04L 26/06 (2013.01); H04L 61/3025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for identifying domain name abuse in web-based content is described. In one embodiment, the method for identifying domain name abuse in web-based content to secure a computer comprising processing a first domain name and modifying the first domain name using a at least one rule for replacing characters. The modified first domain name indicates an imitation of a second domain name by the first domain name.