Cloud-based spam detection
A cloud based mobile internet protocol messaging spam defense. Short message service (SMS) messages are analyzed by a cloud based virtual machine to determine if should be considered potentially unwanted messages (e.g., spam). The cloud based virtual machine uses a user specific algorithm for determining if a message should be considered to be a potentially unwanted message. Messages that are determined to be potentially unwanted messages trigger a notification to be sent to a user device associated with the virtual machine. The notification requests confirmation from the user that the potentially unwanted message is an unwanted message. The user's response to a request for confirmation is then used to update an unwanted message database associated with the user and the user device.
1. A method, comprising:
identifying, by a server, a user associated with messages;
identifying, by the server, a virtual machine that is associated with the user and is executed by the server;
identifying, by the server, a user-specific algorithm selected by the user requesting a cloud-based spam detection service that is provided by the virtual machine, wherein the virtual machine identifies a potential spam message by analyzing the messages using the user-specific algorithm selected by the user;
receiving, by the server, a confirmation that the potential spam message is spam; and
in response to the confirmation, updating, by the server, the user-specific algorithm selected by the user that requested the cloud-based spam detection service.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a messaging account associated with the user.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a messaging account associated with the messages.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a messaging account associated with the cloud-based spam detection service.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a sender associated with the potential spam message.
6. A system, comprising:
a hardware processor; and
a memory device, the memory device storing instructions, the instructions when executed causing the hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
identifying a recipient associated with messages;
identifying a virtual machine that is associated with the recipient;
identifying a user-specific algorithm selected by the recipient for a cloud-based spam detection service that is provided by the virtual machine;
identifying a potential spam message by analyzing the messages using the user-specific algorithm selected by the recipient for the cloud-based spam detection service;
receiving a confirmation that the potential spam message is spam; and
in response to the confirmation, updating the user-specific algorithm selected by the recipient for the cloud-based spam detection service.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a sender associated with the potential spam message.
8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a messaging account associated with the recipient.
9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a messaging account associated with the messages.
10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a messaging account associated with the cloud-based spam detection service.
11. A memory device storing instructions that when executed cause a hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
identifying a recipient associated with messages;
identifying a virtual machine that is associated with the recipient;
identifying a user-specific algorithm selected by the recipient for a cloud-based spam detection service that is provided by the virtual machine;
identifying a potential spam message by analyzing the messages using the user-specific algorithm selected by the recipient for the cloud-based spam detection service;
receiving a confirmation that the potential spam message is spam; and
in response to the confirmation, updating the user-specific algorithm selected by the recipient for the cloud-based spam detection service.
12. The memory device of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a sender associated with the potential spam message.
13. The memory device of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a messaging account associated with the recipient.
14. The memory device of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a messaging account associated with the messages.
15. The memory device of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a messaging account associated with the cloud-based spam detection service.
16. The memory device of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise requesting a credential from a user device associated with the recipient.
17. The memory device of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise logging into a messaging account using the credential, wherein the messages are associated with the messaging account.
18. The memory device of claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise retrieving the messages from the messaging account prior to a delivery of the messages to the user device.
19. The memory device of claim 16 , wherein the identifying of the virtual machine is based on the credential.
20. The memory device of claim 16 , wherein the virtual machine is executed by a server to provide the cloud-based spam detection service.