E-mail virus protection system and method

Details E-mail virus protection system and method E-mail virus protection system and method

2005-05-31

2005-05-31

Vu, Kim (Department: 2135)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Multiple computer communication using cryptography

Protection at a particular protocol layer

C709S206000, C709S207000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06901519

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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