Automated Internet Relay Chat malware monitoring and...

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2006-06-27

2006-06-27

Wiley, David (Department: 2143)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer network managing

Computer network monitoring

Reexamination Certificate

active

07069316

ABSTRACT:
A method, system, and computer program product for providing monitoring and interception of malwares in Internet Relay Chat (IRC), which is secure, does not require significant system resources, and is capable of monitoring multiple IRC networks and servers. A method of detecting a computer malware comprises the steps of joining an Internet Relay Chat server, retrieving a list of channels of the Internet Relay Chat server, monitoring at least one channel in the list of retrieved channels, accepting data received from the monitored channel, and storing and logging the data received from the monitored channel.

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