Automated Internet Relay Chat malware monitoring and interception
US7069316B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 19, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/1813
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product for providing monitoring and interception of malwares in Internet Relay Chat (IRC), which is secure, does not require significant system resources, and is capable of monitoring multiple IRC networks and servers. A method of detecting a computer malware comprises the steps of joining an Internet Relay Chat server, retrieving a list of channels of the Internet Relay Chat server, monitoring at least one channel in the list of retrieved channels, accepting data received from the monitored channel, and storing and logging the data received from the monitored channel.
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