Patent ID: 11425161

Abstract:
A computer-implemented method, a system and a computer program for identifying malicious URI data items are provided. The method a) gathers URI data items and b) analyses said URI data items to classify them into malicious URI data items and non-malicious URI data items. The method also c1) intercepts communications with malicious servers, identified by malicious URIs, from several computing entities, using sinkholing techniques, and uncovers and retrieves information which is being exfiltrated to said malicious or supervised servers, and c2) periodically monitors a status of the malicious servers identified by the malicious URIs, to control if they have been taken down or not, and simulates an infected bot to get updates of the commands sent from said malicious servers. The method also d) processes the uncovered information with learning algorithms, e) delivers to a mass storage device normalized and interpreted data; and f) provides warnings about potential cyber threats.