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Accelerating the execution of anti-virus programs in a virtual machine environment

US8528075B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Red Hat Israel Ltd. · IL

Inventors

Itamar Heim · Nes Ziona, IL
Shahar Frank · Ramat HaSharon, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 30, 2008
Grant date	Sep 3, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 6, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F21/566
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The execution of anti-virus programs can be accelerated in a virtual desktop environment. In one embodiment, a server hosts a plurality of virtual machines. Before performing a virus scan on a file, the server computes a signature value of the file, compares the signature value with the stored signature values in a central database, and performs virus scan on the file according to the result of the comparison. If the signature value exists in the central database, the virus scan on the file can be skipped.

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