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Distributed anti-malware

US7523502B1 · kind B1 · utility

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3References

17Claims

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Assignee

Symantec Corporation · US

Inventors

Mark Kennedy · Redondo Beach, US
Peter Szor · San Fernando, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 21, 2006
Grant date	Apr 21, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 14, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F21/554
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A technique for protecting a computer system against malware involves distributing anti-malware data across multiple computing resources. When a local machine detects a malware instance, the local machine may then query a network resource for anti-malware data needed to at least one of identify and remediate the malware instance. The malware instance is then remediated using the anti-malware data from the network resource.

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