Patent ID: 7930289
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A machine implemented method comprising: obtaining a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) from an input source; determining whether the input source includes typing by a user who is seeking to access a resource at the URL; determining, by a data processing system in response to obtaining the URL, whether to add the URL to a list of trusted URLs, wherein if the input source includes typing by the user, the URL is added to the list of trusted URLs; receiving an input from the user to access a Web site through the URL (Uniform Resource Locator); verifying if the Web site is determined to be trusted, wherein verifying if the Web site is trusted comprises determining a host name of the URL and comparing the host name to a history of host names of Web sites visited and indicated to be trusted; and presenting a warning to the user if the Web site is not trusted.