Blocking e-mail propagation of suspected malicious computer...

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2004-09-14

2009-02-10

Zand, Kambiz (Department: 2439)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Computer virus detection by cryptography

C726S022000, C726S023000, C726S024000, C726S025000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07490244

ABSTRACT:
Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for preventing the spread of malicious computer code. An embodiment of the inventive method comprises the steps of: identifying (110) a computer application that is data mining an e-mail address; determining (130) whether the computer application associates at least one executable application and the data mined e-mail address with an e-mail message (120); and blocking (140) the transmission of the e-mail message when the e-mail message is associated with the at least one executable application and the data mined e-mail address.

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