Patent ID: 7457823
Filing Date: 2008-11-25
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of categorizing a web site as a possibly fraudulent web site, the method comprising: a computer accessing a set of data related to the web site, the set of data comprising data about a domain associated with the web site the computer dividing the set of data into a plurality of components, the plurality of components comprising an Internet Protocol (“IP”) address associated with the web site; analyzing at least some of the plurality of components, wherein analyzing at least some of the plurality of components comprises: assigning a score to each of the analyzed components, the score being based on an analysis of each of the analyzed components, such that a plurality of scores are assigned; the computer self-tuning a weight given to each score according to an automatic feedback loop; assigning a composite score to the set of data, the composite score being based on the plurality of scores and the weight given to each score; and based on the composite score, categorizing the web site as a possibly fraudulent web site.