Method and system for asynchronous analysis of URLs in messages in a live message processing environment

摘要

A method and apparatus for asynchronous analysis of URLs in messages in a live message processing environment whereby an identified URL included in a message identified for further analysis is extracted and prioritized based on one or more prioritization parameters. The URL is then sent from a live message processing stream to a URL analysis process and the live message processing stream is stalled, with respect to that message, until the results of the URL analysis process are received, or until a defined “timeout” period passes. The results, or “verdict”, of the URL analysis process are then sent back to the live message processing stream in an asynchronous manner based on the prioritization of the URL. If the results of the URL analysis process are not received by the live message processing stream before the defined “timeout” period passes, then the “best” action is taken based on the best available data/verdict. If the results of the URL analysis process are received by the live message processing stream before the defined “timeout” period passes, then the “best” action is taken based on the verdict provided by the URL analysis process.