Patents Assigned to Dasient, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9398031
    Abstract: Detecting a malicious advertisement is disclosed. An advertisement is analyzed. A determination that the advertisement is associated with malicious activity is made. An indication that the advertisement is malicious is provided as output. The indication can be provided as a report, such as to a publisher and can also be provided using an API, such as to the entity responsible for serving the advertisement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Dasient, Inc.
    Inventors: Ameet Ranadive, Shariq Rizvi, Neilkumar Murli Daswani
  • Patent number: 9298919
    Abstract: Diversity information associated with a set of advertisement tags is determined. Example ways of determining diversity include determining a list of distinct Uniform Resource Locators, determining a list of distinct domains, and determining whether an advertisement includes one or more dynamic elements. Scans are adaptively performed based on the determined diversity information. Scanning is performed more frequently for advertisement tags having higher associated diversities and scanning is performed less frequently for advertisement tags having lower associated diversities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Dasient, Inc.
    Inventors: Tufan Demir, Ameet Ranadive, Shariq Rizvi, Neilkumar Murli Daswani
  • Patent number: 9268937
    Abstract: Remediating a suspicious element in a web page is disclosed. An indication of a suspicious element is received. A quarantine instruction is sent to a server of the web page. One example of a quarantine instruction is an instruction to block the page from being served. Another example of a quarantine instruction in as instruction to block an element of the page from being served.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Dasient, Inc.
    Inventors: Neilkumar Murli Daswani, Ameet Ranadive, Shariq Rizvi
  • Patent number: 9154364
    Abstract: Detecting a suspicious element in a web page is disclosed. The page is analyzed, such as through static analysis and/or dynamic analysis techniques. A suspicious element in the page is detected. A report that includes a copy of at least a portion of the suspicious element is provided as output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Dasient, Inc.
    Inventors: Neilkumar Murli Daswani, Ameet Ranadive, Shariq Rizvi
  • Patent number: 8990945
    Abstract: Detecting a malicious advertisement is disclosed. An advertisement is analyzed. A determination that the advertisement is associated with malicious activity is made. An indication that the advertisement is malicious is provided as output. The indication can be provided as a report, such as to a publisher and can also be provided using an API, such as to the entity responsible for serving the advertisement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Dasient, Inc.
    Inventors: Ameet Ranadive, Shariq Rizvi, Neilkumar Murli Daswani
  • Patent number: 8683584
    Abstract: Performing a risk assessment of a website is disclosed. A plurality of elements included in the website is categorized. The risk posed by the presence of at least some of the plurality of elements is assessed. Example elements include third party content and out-of-date web applications. A risk assessment report is provided as output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Dasient, Inc.
    Inventors: Neilkumar Murli Daswani, Ameet Ranadive, Shariq Rizvi
  • Patent number: 8656491
    Abstract: Remediating a suspicious element in a web page is disclosed. An indication of a suspicious element is received. A quarantine instruction is sent to a server of the web page. One example of a quarantine instruction is an instruction to block the page from being served. Another example of a quarantine instruction in as instruction to block an element of the page from being served.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Dasient, Inc.
    Inventors: Neilkumar Murli Daswani, Ameet Ranadive, Shariq Rizvi
  • Patent number: 8555391
    Abstract: Diversity information associated with a set of advertisement tags is determined. Example ways of determining diversity include determining a list of distinct Uniform Resource Locators, determining a list of distinct domains, and determining whether an advertisement includes one or more dynamic elements. Scans are adaptively performed based on the determined diversity information. Scanning is performed more frequently for advertisement tags having higher associated diversities and scanning is performed less frequently for advertisement tags having lower associated diversities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Dasient, Inc.
    Inventors: Tufan Demir, Ameet Ranadive, Shariq Rizvi, Neilkumar Murli Daswani
  • Patent number: 8516590
    Abstract: Detecting a malicious advertisement is disclosed. An advertisement is analyzed. A determination that the advertisement is associated with malicious activity is made. An indication that the advertisement is malicious is provided as output. The indication can be provided as a report, such as to a publisher and can also be provided using an API, such as to the entity responsible for serving the advertisement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Dasient, Inc.
    Inventors: Ameet Ranadive, Shariq Rizvi, Neilkumar Murli Daswani
  • Patent number: 8370938
    Abstract: Remediating a suspicious element in a web page is disclosed. An indication of a suspicious element is received. A quarantine instruction is sent to a server of the web page. One example of a quarantine instruction is an instruction to block the page from being served. Another example of a quarantine instruction in as instruction to block an element of the page from being served.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Dasient, Inc.
    Inventors: Neilkumar Murli Daswani, Ameet Ranadive, Shariq Rizvi