Patents by Inventor Ralph Hernandez

Ralph Hernandez has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Automatic identification of malicious budget codes and compromised websites that are employed in phishing attacks
    Patent number: 9027128
    Abstract: Uniform resource locators (URLs) that include strings matching known malicious budget codes are deemed to be malicious URLs. Compromised websites and compromised IP addresses are identified from the malicious URLs. URLs obtained from network traffic to compromised domain names or compromised IP addresses are inspected to identify candidate budget codes. Candidate budget codes that are confirmed to be malicious budget codes are included in a watch list, which may be distributed to endpoint computers to detect phishing attacks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Trend Micro Incorporated
    Inventors: Jonathan James Oliver, Maria Estella Lim Manly, Maydalene Edsel Dela Cruz Salvador, Ralph Hernandez, Christopher Talampas