Virus detection in a network
US7779474B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/56
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system and storage medium that in an embodiment count 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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