System, method and computer program product for anti-virus scanning in a storage subsystem
US7665137B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/564
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system, method and computer program product are provided for scanning data. Initially, a request is received from a central processing unit for reading data saved in storage. The requested data is then scanned. If malicious code is not found in the data during the scanning, the data is transmitted from the storage to the central processing unit. In a similar manner, a request is received for data to be written in storage. In response to the request, the requested data is scanned. If malicious code is not found in the data during the scanning, data is written to the storage.
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