Ron Hegli

US Patent:

8561187, Oct 15, 2013

Filed:

Sep 29, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/249173

Inventors:

Ron Hegli - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

Webroot Inc. - Broomfield CO

International Classification:

H04L 29/06

US Classification:

726 22

Abstract:

A method and system for prosecuting threatening IP addresses on the Internet and publishing a list of these threatening IP addresses for users to block is disclosed herein. If the IP address behaves properly according to a policy adhered to by the users, then the IP address may be paroled and removed from the list.

US Patent:

20100269168, Oct 21, 2010

Filed:

Feb 21, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/709504

Inventors:

Ron Hegli - San Diego CA, US
Hal Lonas - Carlsbad CA, US
Christopher K. Harris - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

BRIGHTCLOUD INC. - San Diego CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00
G06F 17/30
G06F 15/18

US Classification:

726 11, 726 3, 706 59, 706 12

Abstract:

A method and system for controlling access to an Internet resource is disclosed herein. When a request for an Internet resource, such as a Web site, is transmitted by an end-user of a LAN, a security appliance for the LAN analyzes a reputation index for the Internet resource before transmitting the request over the Internet. The reputation index is based on a reputation vector which includes a plurality of factors for the Internet resource such as country of domain registration, country of service hosting, country of an internet protocol address block, age of a domain registration, popularity rank, internet protocol address, number of hosts, to-level domain, a plurality of run-time behaviors, JavaScript block count, picture count, immediate redirect and response latency. If the reputation index for the Internet resource is at or above a threshold value established for the LAN, then access to the Internet resource is permitted. If the reputation index for the Internet resource is below a threshold value established for the LAN, then access to the Internet resource is denied.