US 12,294,611 B2
Phishing mitigation service
Davoud Maha, Danville, CA (US); Mykhaylo Melnyk, Waterloo (CA); and Lior Rudnik, Dublin, CA (US)
Assigned to McAfee, LLC, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by McAfee, LLC, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/960,706.
Application 17/960,706 is a continuation of application No. 16/704,918, filed on Dec. 5, 2019, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2023/0021885 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 51/18 (2022.01); H04L 67/55 (2022.01); H04W 4/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 63/1483 (2013.01) [H04L 51/18 (2013.01); H04L 67/55 (2022.05); H04W 4/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of phishing remediation, the method comprising:
receiving, by a phishing mitigation server, an e-mail address for an online e-mail service;
accessing, by the phishing mitigation server, a mailbox, at least in part based on the e-mail address, to receive an email;
downloading, by the phishing mitigation server, a copy of the email without marking the email as read or opened;
requesting, from a uniform resource locator (URL) reputation service, a reputation for a URL associated with the email;
scanning an attachment to the email for phishing or malware features;
analyzing the email for phishing features;
assigning, by the phishing mitigation server, the email an overall phishing score based on the analyzing, the scanning, and the reputation for the URL; and
flagging the email with a warning, at least in part based on the overall phishing score.