On-access malware scanning

Details On-access malware scanning On-access malware scanning

2007-07-10

2007-07-10

Barrón, Jr., Gilberto (Department: 2132)

Information security

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

Intrusion detection

C713S188000

Reexamination Certificate

active

09911765

ABSTRACT:
An on-access malware scanner (anti-virus, e-mail scanner) is provided which determines whether a scan to be performed has above a threshold level of complexity and if so divides the scan into a plurality of different tasks. These different tasks are then delegated to further computers (50, 52, 54) in a distributed processing approach with the further computers then returning their task results to the coordinating computer for combination to form an overall scan result. Computer files containing embedded files may be divided into separate computer files that are scanned as separate tasks. Furthermore, an individual computer file may be scanned for different properties by different computers as separate tasks. The selection of which tasks to distribute to which further computers may be made in dependence upon the complexity of the task to be delegated, the communication channel bandwidth to that further computer and the processing resources available at that further computer.

REFERENCES:
patent: 6393568 (2002-05-01), Ranger et al.
patent: 6748534 (2004-06-01), Gryaznov et al.
patent: 6851058 (2005-02-01), Gartside
patent: 7043758 (2006-05-01), Grupe
patent: 2002/0194487 (2002-12-01), Grupe

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

On-access malware scanning does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with On-access malware scanning, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and On-access malware scanning will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3803202