IDENTIFYING URL TARGET HOSTNAMES

摘要

Techniques are provided for displaying a uniform resource locator (URL) to assist a user in determining whether a URL destination is what the user expects. A link is presented for selection to a user, and a URL corresponding to the link is accessed. A portion of the URL that corresponds to a hostname component of the URL may be identified, and the URL may be displayed. The hostname component of the URL is visually distinguished from other components of the URL. In addition to or as an alternative to displaying the URL and visually distinguishing the hostname component, a warning message relating to the hostname portion of the URL may be displayed. The techniques may be implemented as a software plug-in or in any type of software application that is capable of recognizing URLs.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
detecting, using at least one processor, an interaction, by a user, with a hyper-link corresponding to a first web page; determining, using the at least one processor, that the hyper-link corresponding to the first web page is potentially fraudulent; identifying, using the at least one processor, one or more alternative web pages to the first web page; and providing to the user, using the at least one processor, one or more hyper-links corresponding to the one or more alternative web pages.