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Tracking computer infections

US7434297B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 17, 2003
Grant dateOct 14, 2008
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Expiry dateMar 10, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L43/00
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A technique is disclosed for tracking a virus. The technique comprises copying information from a first packet; passing through a second packet; saving the copied information; determining whether an infection has been received, wherein the infection is associated with a network transmission, and wherein the network transmission is also associated with the first packet; and retrieving the saved information.

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