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7240241 Backup method and storage control device using the same  
The present invention provides a backup method for a storage control device that instructs a storage device to split a primary volume and a copy volume in the storage device, and to execute a...
H002196 Method for intercepting specific system calls in a specific application from applications space for security  
One or more specified system calls of a running process are trapped in kernel space from user space. While the process is stopped, information associated with the process is read and a security...
7240199 System and method for verifying delivery and integrity of electronic messages  
A server receives a message from a sender and transmits the message to a recipient. The server normally transmits the message in a first path to the recipient. When the sender indicates at a...
7237267 Policy-based network security management  
A policy-based network security management system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system comprises a security management controller comprising one or more processors; a computer-readable...
7234165 Malware scanning of compressed computer files  
A malware scanner ( 8 ) operates to scan compressed computer files ( 16 ) by compressing the malware signatures ( 17 ) using the same compression algorithm as used for the compressed computer file...
7234164 Method and system for blocking execution of malicious code  
A method of preventing execution of malicious code included in program code executable by a computer system may include reading program code from a storage medium, identifying at least a section of...
7234167 Automatic builder of detection and cleaning routines for computer viruses  
Virus fingerprint data is automatically generated for use in detecting computer viruses and virus removal data for use in removing computer viruses from infected files. The fingerprint generation...
7231667 System and method for computer virus detection utilizing heuristic analysis  
A computer virus detection method includes compiling a list of heuristic events and a chronological order in which they occur, comparing the list of heuristic events and the chronological order...
7228563 Shell code blocking system and method  
A method includes hooking a critical operating system function, originating a call to the critical operating system function with a call module of a parent application, stalling the call,...
7228565 Event reporting between a reporting computer and a receiving computer  
An event report, such as a virus detection event, is sent from a reporting computer 2 to a receiving computer 6 via an internet link 4 . The report data may take the form of a URL requesting a...
7225466 Systems and methods for message threat management  
The present invention is directed to systems and methods for detecting unsolicited and threatening communications and communicating threat information related thereto. Threat information is...
7216367 Safe memory scanning  
A kernel mode memory scanning driver for use in safely scanning loaded drivers in the memory of computer systems utilizing Windows® NT based operating systems, such as Windows® 2000, Windows®...
7216364 System security approaches using state tables  
A method and system that ensures system security is disclosed. Specifically, the method and system formulate a finite automaton that corresponds to a number of patterns. Then, as data units are put...
7216366 Storage based apparatus for antivirus  
Detecting computer viruses includes providing a disk space having at least a portion that is partitioned into separate segments, each segment being accessed by at least one of a plurality of hosts....
7216169 Method and system for administering personal computer health by registering multiple service providers and enforcing mutual exclusion rules  
A personal computer health administration framework is disclosed that includes a set of intercommunicating components. The system includes a provider subsystem that provides services relating to...
7213154 Query data packet processing and network scanning method and apparatus  
A method for detecting within a networked computer a target vulnerability such as a Trojan Horse residing therein is disclosed, wherein the vulnerability is characterized by a signature response to...
7213146 System and method for establishing security profiles of computers  
A computer system enables a user to define the system's security profile while automatically detecting whether the security profile being defined creates data hazards for the computer system. To...
7210040 Detection of suspicious privileged access to restricted computer resources  
Methods and apparatus for detecting computer viruses that attempt to gain access to restricted computer system resources are provided. The apparatus comprises an emulator component, a monitor...
7210168 Updating malware definition data for mobile data processing devices  
The malware definition data of mobile data processing devices is updated via a data channel associated with a wireless telephony link to that mobile data processing device. The data channel may be...
7203964 Method of stopping internet viruses  
A method for stopping Internet viruses from spreading via Email and Email attachments which damage computer systems. This comprises a first routine that is inserted into the program which receives...
7203960 Anti-virus method and system guaranteeing a maximum delay for streaming data  
The present application describes an anti-virus network system and method guaranteeing a maximum scan delay for streaming data. The maximum scan period can be predetermined or dynamically...
7188369 System and method having an antivirus virtual scanning processor with plug-in functionalities  
The invention generally provides an antivirus network system and method having a virtual scanning processor with plug-in functionalities. A preferred embodiment of the system according to the...
7188367 Virus scanning prioritization using pre-processor checking  
A virus scanner is provided in which a pool of pre-processor threads and a queue are interposed between the event filter and the pool of scanner threads. The pre-processor threads perform...
7188368 Method and apparatus for repairing damage to a computer system using a system rollback mechanism  
A method and apparatus for managing protecting data from damage in a data processing system. The data is journaled to form journaled data. A determination is then made as to whether a virus is...
7188366 Distributed denial of service attack defense method and device  
When DDoS attack packets are transmitted from the attacker to the victim's server, the attack packets are detected in the edge router of the LAN accommodating the server. These packets are then...
7177937 Web server apparatus and method for virus checking  
A web server computer system includes a virus checker and mechanisms for checking e-mails and their attachments, downloaded files, and web sites for possible viruses. The virus checker allows a web...
7178166 Vulnerability assessment and authentication of a computer by a local scanner  
Providing a user with assurance that a computer is secure based on a vulnerability assessment completed by a browser-compatible scanner operating on the computer. If the scanner finds a...
7171691 Content sanitation via transcoding  
A content sanitization process performed via a transcoding engine. The transcoding engine can include one or more patterns, each pattern identifying malicious content in a well-formed document. The...
7162738 E-mail firewall with stored key encryption/decryption  
An e-mail firewall ( 105 ) applies policies to e-mail messages ( 204 ) between a first site and a plurality of second sites in accordance with a plurality of administrator selectable policies ( 216...
7159149 Heuristic detection and termination of fast spreading network worm attacks  
Methods, apparati, and computer program products for detecting and responding to fast-spreading network worm attacks include a network monitoring module ( 110 ), which observes ( 205 ) failed...
7155742 Countering infections to communications modules  
Methods, apparati and computer readable media for countering malicious code infections that spread from a first computer to a second computer. A searching module ( 51 ) searches for a...
7152164 Network anti-virus system  
A network based anti-virus system especially for wide area networks, like the Internet. In the system when a client computer downloads files or other web content from the network, their...
7152242 Modular system for detecting, filtering and providing notice about attack events associated with network security  
A host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS) sensor that monitors system logs for evidence of malicious or suspicious application activity running in real time and monitors key system files for...
7146642 System, method and computer program product for detecting modifications to risk assessment scanning caused by an intermediate device  
A system, method and computer program product are provided for detecting modifications to risk assessment scanning caused by an intermediate device. Initially, a risk assessment scan is initiated...
7146305 Analytical virtual machine  
An analytical virtual machine (AVM) analyzes computer code using a software processor including a register that stores behavior flags indicative of behaviors identified by virtually executing the...
7146643 Intrusion detection accelerator  
Signatures of character strings in a document which may indicate a possible intrusion into or attack on a networked computer system or node thereof or other security breach are detected at high...
7143444 Application-layer anomaly and misuse detection  
A method includes passing a request for data received by a first server process executing in a first server to a detection process that includes packing a subset of the data into an analysis format...
7140041 Detecting dissemination of malicious programs  
A method, system and computer program product for detecting the dissemination of malicious programs. The degree of randomness in the Internet Protocol (IP) destination addresses of received IP...
7137145 System and method for detecting an infective element in a network environment  
A method for detecting an infective element in a network environment is provided that includes detecting, by a first computer, an infective element within a second computer. A signal is generated...
7134142 System and method for providing exploit protection for networks  
A method and system for providing protection from exploits to devices connected to a network. The system and method include a component for determining whether an encapsulation has been applied to...
7134143 Method and apparatus for data packet pattern matching  
A pattern matching engine supports high speed (up to at least 2.4. Gbits per second line rate speeds) parallel pattern matching operations in an unanchored fashion. The engine is preferably...
7134018 Access control for computers  
The invention provides a general and flexible mechanism for a secure access control on a computer. Cryptographic checksums are applied for the identification of a program to another program. These...
7131036 Method of detecting malicious code  
Malicious code in a code-executing device is detected by generating test data, which is substantially unsusceptible to compression without reducing its information content, and storing it as image...
7127579 Hardened extended firmware interface framework  
A method of system for hardening a firmware environment. A trusted core framework of firmware components are segregated from initially non-trustworthy extended firmware components such that the...
7124438 Systems and methods for anomaly detection in patterns of monitored communications  
The present invention is directed to systems and methods for enhancing electronic communication security. A communication transmitted over a communications network is received and tested by a...
7117532 System and method for generating fictitious content for a computer  
A system and method are disclosed for generating fictitious computer file system content. A template is created. A collection of data items available to be inserted into the template is provided....
7117358 Method and system for filtering communication  
A e-mail relay provides message filtering services to an e-mail network. The e-mail relay monitors incoming communication and intercepts e-mail messages. The e-mail relay compares attributes of the...
7117533 System and method for providing dynamic screening of transient messages in a distributed computing environment  
A system and method for providing dynamic screening of transient messages in a distributed computing environment is disclosed. An incoming message is intercepted at a network domain boundary. The...
7114184 System and method for restoring computer systems damaged by a malicious computer program  
A method for restoring a computer system modified by malicious code. The method scans the computer system for the malicious code, identifies the malicious code and retrieves from a data file,...
7114183 Network adaptive baseline monitoring system and method  
A system, method and computer program product are provided for adaptive network data monitoring. In use, network data may be monitored utilizing at least one threshold. Then, it is automatically...
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