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Cloud-based malware detection

US11687651B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Zscaler, Inc. · US

Inventors

Kailash Kailash · San Jose, US
Robert L. Voit · Milpitas, US
Jose Raphel · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 7, 2022
Grant date	Jun 27, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 7, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/145
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems, methods and apparatus for malware detection to detect and stop the distribution of malware and other undesirable content before such content reaches computing systems. A Malware Detection Service (MDS) including a processor and memory storing computer program instructions that when executed cause the processor to receive one of content or a signature of a file, responsive to receiving a signature of a file, determine a status of the file as trusted, untrusted, or unknown for malware based on the signature, responsive to receiving content of a file, generate a signature of the file and scan the content to identify the status of the content as trusted or untrusted.

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