Systems and methods for detecting advanced users by detection of the use of multiple windows or tabs

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for detecting potentially fraudulent online behavior, and for assessing advanced user patterns by the detection of the use of multiple windows or tabs. The method includes collecting behavioral data of a user across windows and/or tabs of a browser of a user device running on or accessing a website, determining the use of multiple browser tabs and/or windows running on the website by associating a foreground process of the browser to a background process of the browser, comparing the collected behavioral data and the determined use of the multiple browser tabs and/or windows running on the website to normal use patterns and fraudulent use patterns, and authorizing the online session based on the comparing indicating a match with normal use patterns or denying the online session based on the comparing indicating a match with one or more fraudulent use patterns.

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