Patent Document ID: 20160294857
Application ID: 14674122
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A device, comprising: a memory storing instructions; and one or more processors, communicably connected to the memory, to: receive an object; determine object information for the object; cause an Internet search, based on the object information, to be performed to determine Internet search results, the object information being provided as one or more Internet search queries for the Internet search; receive the Internet search results based on causing the Internet search to be performed, the Internet search results being related to the object information; perform analysis of the Internet search results, based on a set of rules, to determine a set of conclusions, the set of rules including a measure of credibility of the Internet search results, and the set of conclusions including at least one of: a first conclusion of whether a top Internet search result is a malware web site, a second conclusion of whether a forum post indicates that the object is malware, or a third conclusion of whether a particular Internet search result indicates that the object is malware; and store or provide the set of conclusions to permit a determination as to whether the object is malicious.