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Virus detection in a network

US7490354B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 10, 2004
Grant dateFeb 10, 2009
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Expiry dateSep 12, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/56
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method that in an embodiment counts the number of times that a file or registry entry is added, changed, or deleted at clients in a network. If the count exceeds a threshold, then a warning is sent to the clients. The warning may prompt the clients to delete or rename the file or registry entry, run an anti-virus program, quarantine the file or registry entry, or issue a message. In this way, viruses may be detected at clients.

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