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Computer virus protection

US9906550B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Intellectual Ventures II LLC · US

Inventors

Walter Mason Stewart · Potomac, US
Marcelo Carrera · Silver Spring, US
Robert G. Hook · Alexandria, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 4, 2014
Grant date	Feb 27, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 4, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L51/066
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A network is protected from e-mail viruses through the use of a sacrificial server. Any executable programs or other suspicious parts of incoming e-mail messages are forwarded to a sacrificial server, where they are converted to non-executable format such as Adobe Acrobat PDF and sent to the recipient. The sacrificial server is then checked for virus activity. After the execution is completed, the sacrificial server is rebooted.

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