Malware scanning wireless service agent system and method

Details Malware scanning wireless service agent system and method Malware scanning wireless service agent system and method

2002-04-12

2010-12-28

Vu, Kimyen (Department: 2435)

Information security

Monitoring or scanning of software or data including attack...

Intrusion detection

C726S022000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07861303

ABSTRACT:
A system, method and computer program product are provided for scanning a mobile wireless device for malware. Initially, a service agent is initiated utilizing a mobile wireless device. Next, information describing the mobile wireless device is transmitted to a back-end server over a wireless network utilizing the service agent of the mobile wireless device. An update is then received from the back-end server over the wireless network utilizing the service agent of the mobile wireless device. Subsequently, an anti-malware scanner installed on the mobile wireless device is updated so that the mobile wireless device may be scanned utilizing the updated anti-malware scanner.

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