Computer virus screening methods and systems
US6397335B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 26, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/566
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A virus screening method includes steps of routing a call between a calling party and a called party of a telephone network, receiving computer data from a first party of the calling party and the called party, and detecting a virus in the computer data. In response to detecting the virus, a step of inhibiting communication of at least a portion the computer data to a second party of the calling party and the called party is performed. A virus screening system is also disclosed.
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