Method and system for antivirus scanning of backup data at a centralized storage
US11477232B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/805
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems and method for anti-virus scanning of backup data at a centralized storage. In an exemplary aspect, a method may receive, at the centralized storage, a backup slice from each respective computing device in a plurality of computing devices, wherein the centralized storage comprises, for each respective computing device, a respective backup archive including a plurality of backup slices. The method may mount the received backup slice as a virtual disk. The method may detect, for the respective computing device, a change between the mounted virtual disk and any number of previous backup slices and may evaluate the change against behavioral rules to identify malicious behavior. In response to determining that the change exhibits malicious behavior, the method may execute a remediation action to prevent an attack on the plurality of computing devices or the centralized storage.
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