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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Proofpoint, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Angelo Starink, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
David Knight, Belmont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Proofpoint, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/56 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/1441 (2013.01); H04L 12/585 (2013.01); H04L 51/12 (2013.01); H04L 63/1408 (2013.01); H04L 63/1425 (2013.01); H04L 63/1416 (2013.01);
Abstract
Malicious message detection and processing systems and methods are provided herein. According to various embodiments, a method includes detecting, via an intermediary node, a link included in a message, the link being associated with an unknown resource, hashing a unique identifier for a recipient of the message, coupling the hashed identifier with the link, creating an updated link and updated message, and forwarding the updated message to the recipient.