Patent ID: 7966553
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method operable on a processor, the method comprising: recognizing links to accessible content in text of a document; presenting in the document a link to the accessible content, the presenting including indicating whether the link has reputation information associated to it, wherein the reputation information includes a history of an application associated with the link to the accessible content and a history of a device storing the accessible content, the history of the device indicating a reputation for the device based on a likelihood of the device to disseminate malware and a length of an access time for retrieving content from the device; facilitating designation, by a user, of the link to request reputation information associated with the link, the requesting including querying a plurality of caches for the reputation information in a predetermined order, the plurality of caches comprising a local cache and a remote cache, wherein the local cache comprises a subset of the remote cache, the subset including reputation information that changes less often than reputation information of the remote cache not included in the subset; and providing the reputation information associated with the link to the user in a categorized pull down menu, the pull down menu displaying the reputation information and at least one category of the reputation information, the at least one category being based on content, an application, and/or a device with which the link is associated.