Patent ID: 8504622
Filing Date: 2013-08-06
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: identifying a source of at least two unsolicited electronic messages as compromised, wherein the source is identified as compromised based, at least, on a speed of a network connection associated with an Internet protocol (IP) address of the source, which communicated the at least two unsolicited electronic messages; determining whether the network connection being used by the source is associated with a cable network connection, a digital subscriber line (DSL) network connection, or a dial-up network connection; wherein a source is not identified as being compromised if the network connection is associated with a dial-up network connection; calculating a frequency in which the source communicated the unsolicited electronic messages; and reacting based on the calculated frequency, wherein the reacting includes displaying an image of a world map reflecting a location associated with the source.