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Malware scanning of compressed computer files

US7107617B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 15, 2001
Grant dateSep 12, 2006
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Expiry dateNov 22, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/564
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A malware scanner (8) operates to scan compressed computer files (16) by compressing the malware signatures (17) using the same compression algorithm as used for the compressed computer file and then comparing the compressed malware signatures (18) with the compressed computer file directly.

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