System and method for tracking computer viruses

Information security – Monitoring or scanning of software or data including attack... – Intrusion detection

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C726S022000, C713S151000, C713S152000, C713S188000

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ABSTRACT:
A method for collecting and distributing data on computer viruses identified on a plurality of computers during virus scanning includes receiving virus scan results from the plurality of computers and collecting and storing the virus scan results in a database. The results include the type of virus identified. The method further includes aggregating at scheduled intervals the virus scan results over a specified time period at a publisher server to create a virus database and replicating the virus database to a subscriber server. A virus report is created from the virus database upon receiving a request from a user computer at the subscriber server and sent to the user computer.

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