Malware scan task processing in a data storage system
US11321461B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/78
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Malware scan task processing in a data storage system is described herein. A method as described herein can include designating, by a device operatively coupled to a processor, a file stored by a primary cluster of a data storage system for a malware scan; locating, by the device, a secondary cluster of the data storage system having stored thereon a copy of the file, the secondary cluster being distinct from the primary cluster; and, in response to determining that the file stored by the primary cluster matches the copy of the file stored by the secondary cluster, causing, by the device, a second anti-malware server associated with the secondary cluster to perform the malware scan for the copy of the file instead of a first anti-malware server associated with the primary cluster.
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