Patent ID: 11949693
Assignee: AVAST SOFTWARE S.R.O.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
enabling a hub in a browser executed on a first user device operated by a first user and enabling a hub in a browser executed on at least one other user device operated by at least one other user, the hub in the browser executed on the at least one other user device comprising at least one connector connected to at least one security application;
detecting access by the at least one other user to a website via the hub in the browser executed on the at least one other user device;
executing via the at least one connector the at least one security application via the browser executed on the at least one other user device;
scanning using the at least one security application via the browser executed on the at least one other user device at least one of a universal resource locator (“URL”) of the website, content of the website, scripts of the website, or a downloaded file from the website to detect at least one of malicious activity or phishing activity; and
establishing a first network zone for the first user based on the at least one of the URL of the website, the content of the website, the scripts of the website, or the downloaded file from the website and based on the detecting of the at least one of the malicious activity or the phishing activity, the first network zone comprising a plurality of network destinations;
monitoring the first network zone;
determining at least one change in the first network zone;
analyzing a first network destination in the first network zone responsive to determining the at least one change in the first network zone to determine a first threat;
detecting an attempt by the first user to access the first network destination; and
restricting access by the first user to the first network destination based on the determining the first threat.