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Peer computer based threat detection

US8095964B1 · kind B1 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

Symantec Corporation · US

Inventors

Gary Zhong · Milpitas, US
Shaun Cooley · El Segundo, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 29, 2008
Grant date	Jan 10, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 30, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/145
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A threat detection event indicating a detection of a malware entity is identified at a client. Threat information associated with the malware entity is identified responsive to the threat detection event, the threat information for detecting the malware entity, wherein at least some of the threat information is unaffected by variance associated with the malware entity. The threat information is reported to a peer client of the client. Peer threat information describing a peer malware entity detected at the peer client is received at the client from the peer client via a network and used to examine the client for the peer malware entity.

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