System and method for providing passive screening of transient messages in a distributed computing environment
US7461403B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 1, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/166
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method includes passive screening of transient messages in a distributed computing environment. A transient packet stream is passively monitored at a network boundary. Incoming datagrams structured in compliance with a network protocol layer are received. One or more of the incoming datagrams are reassembled into a segment structured in compliance with a transport protocol layer. Contents of the reassembled segment are scanned for a presence of at least one of a computer virus and malware to identify infected message contents.
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