Scanning computer files for unwanted properties
US6802012B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 3, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/564
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for scanning computer files for unwanted properties, such as containing computer viruses or being spam e-mail, allocates a priority to pending scan requests based upon the identity of a computer user associated with the scan request. In the case of a normal file access request, the computer user associated with the scan request may be the file access request or in the case of an on-demand scan, then the computer user associated with a particular scan request for a computer file may be the owner or creator of that computer file. In the case of scan requests associated with e-mails, the sender or recipient computer user may be used in the allocation of a priority level for the scan request.
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