Systems and methods for detecting automated spam programs...

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2008-12-17

2011-11-22

Tran, Ellen (Department: 2433)

Information security

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

Intrusion detection

C726S022000, C726S023000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08065738

ABSTRACT:
A computer-implemented method for detecting automated spam programs designed to transmit unauthorized electronic mail via endpoint machines may comprise: 1) monitoring electronic-mail traffic on an endpoint machine, 2) identifying a computer program on the endpoint machine that is responsible for at least a portion of the electronic-mail traffic on the endpoint machine, 3) accessing at least one rule for determining, based on characteristics of the program, whether the program comprises a spam program, and then 4) determining, by applying the rule to the program, whether the program comprises a spam program. Corresponding systems and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2007/0118759 (2007-05-01), Sheppard
patent: 2009/0064323 (2009-03-01), Lin

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