US Patent 8966582 Automatic detection and warning regarding potentially malicious sites

A system and computer-implemented method for providing an indication of a quality of a site to a user, the method comprising identifying a link associated with a destination site and being displayed at a source site, determining a reputation of the link based on one or more criteria and whether the determined reputation of the link meets or exceeds a specified threshold and providing a warning for display to a user at the source site when it is determined that the reputation of the link meets the specified threshold, wherein the warning display includes a warning message indicating that the link meets or exceeds the specified threshold and a thumbnail image of the destination site associated with the link.