Methods and apparatus for dealing with malware
US8763123B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 8, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/577
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one aspect, a method of determining the protection that a remote computer has from malware includes receiving at a base computer, details of all or selected security products operating on a remote computer, receiving similar information from other remote computers, and identifying malware process that were not identified by the security products installed on the other remote computers and having a same or similar combination of security products installed on the remote computer.
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