Apparatus and method for electronic mail virus detection and elimination
US5889943A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/063
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The detection and elimination of viruses on a computer network is disclosed. An apparatus for detecting and eliminating viruses which may be introduced by messages sent through a postal node of a network electronic mail system includes polling and retrieval modules in communication with the postal node to determine the presence of unscanned messages and to download data associated with them to a node for treatment by a virus analysis and treatment module. A method for detecting and eliminating viruses introduced by an electronic mail system includes polling the postal node for unscanned messages, downloading the messages into a memory of a node, and performing virus detection and analysis at the node.
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