Information security – Monitoring or scanning of software or data including attack...
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-01
2010-10-26
Smithers, Matthew B (Department: 2437)
Information security
Monitoring or scanning of software or data including attack...
Reexamination Certificate
active
07823200
ABSTRACT:
Methods and systems for reducing the spread of malware in communication between an instant message (IM) client and an IM server are described. An IM filter module (IM FM) is configured to examine incoming messages from an IM server to an IM client and outgoing messages from the IM client to the IM server. The IM filter module is further configured to analyze relationship among the incoming and outgoing messages and determine whether one or more messages contain malware based on the analysis of relationship among the incoming and outgoing messages.
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Desouza Francis Aurelio
Gilliland Arthur William
Lorenzo Eric Lyle
Roychowdhary Anandamoy
Sakoda Jon
Fenwick & West LLP
Khoshnoodi Nadia
Smithers Matthew B
Symantec Corporation
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