Thin client for computer security applications
US8127358B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/565
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for scanning a file for malicious codes may include a client agent running in a client computer and a scan server running in a server computer, the client computer and the server computer communicating over a computer network. The client agent may be configured to locally receive a scan request to scan a target file for malicious codes and to communicate with the scan server to scan the target file using a scan engine running in the server computer. The scan server in communication with the client agent allows the scan engine to scan the target file by issuing file I/O requests to access the target file located in the client computer. The client agent may be configured to check for digital signatures and to maintain a file cache of previously scanned files to minimize network traffic.
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