US 12,393,662 B1
Method for notifying a user upon access of an imposter website
Eliyahu Mashiah, Raanana (IL)
Assigned to MEMCYCO LTD, Ramat Gan (IL)
Filed by MEMCYCO LTD, Ramat Gan (IL)
Filed on Oct. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/978,018.
Int. Cl. G06F 21/33 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/33 (2013.01) 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for notifying at least one of a user and an owner of an authentic website upon user access of an imposter website of said authentic website, said method comprising the steps of:
for a previously authenticated website, storing at least one criteria locally on a computer of said user as a domain unique verification record for said previously authenticated website, said at least one criteria being associated exclusively with said previously authenticated website;
upon first time access of said imposter website, generating locally on said computer of said user an imposter domain unique verification record;
determining that said imposter domain unique verification record does not match at least one of said at least one criteria by comparing said domain unique verification record with said imposter domain unique verification record; and
notifying at least one of said user and said owner that said user has accessed said imposter website when said imposter domain unique verification record does not match said at least one of said at least one criteria,
wherein said at least one criteria is at least one of a visual element and an audible element associated exclusively with said previously authenticated website; and
wherein said imposter domain unique verification record comprises at least one second criteria also stored locally on said computer of said user, said at least one second criteria being different than said at least one criteria of said domain unique verification record.