Just-In-Time, Email Embedded URL Reputation Determination

摘要

A system allows just-in-time checking of information about an email in which a hyperlink is embedded. Upon receipt of the email containing the hyperlink, the resource locator of the hyperlink is modified to allow checking the reputation of the email upon traversal of the hyperlink. At traversal of the hyperlink, the current reputation of the resource locator and the current reputation of the email are both determined, and one or more actions are performed responsive to the determination.

主权项

1. A program storage device, on which are stored instructions comprising instructions for causing one or more processors to:
receive a request to traverse a resource locator of a hyperlink from an email containing the hyperlink; determine a reputation of the email and a reputation of the resource locator, responsive to the request; and perform an action responsive to the reputation of the email and the reputation of the resource locator.