Propagation of viruses through an information technology network
US7373665B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/145
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Requests to send data from a first host within a network of hosts are monitored against a record of destination hosts who have been sent data in accordance with a predetermined policy. Destination host identities not the record are stored in a buffer. The buffer size is monitored to establish whether requests from the first host are pursuant to viral activity therein.
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