Mcafee, Inc.

Networks Associates Technology, Inc.

Alexander James Hinchliffe

Igor G Muttik

Simon R Hunt

Lee Codel Lawson Tarbotton

Oliver G Devane

Michael G Bishop

Fraser Peter Howard

Christopher Barton

Guy William Welch Roberts

Anthony Vaughan Bartram

Bobby Rai

Andrew Kemp

Pablo R Passera

Dirk Kollberg

Ranjith Kumar Jidigam

Alger Wan Kwong Yeung

Anthony Abrahams

Christopher C Williams

Raoul J Tiddy

A system, method, and computer program product are provided for detecting unwanted data based on an analysis of an icon. In use, an icon is analyzed. Furthermore, unwanted data is detected based on the analysis.

System, method, and computer program product for detecting unwanted data based on an analysis of an icon

A system, method, and computer program product are provided for verifying an identification of program information as unwanted. In use, program information is identified as unwanted at a client. Furthermore, the identification of the program information as unwanted is verified, utilizing a communication between the client and a server.

System, method, and computer program product for verifying an identification of program information as unwanted

A naming system, method and computer program product are provided. In use, unwanted code including at least one attribute is identified. In addition, an encoded name is generated for the unwanted code, where at least a portion of the encoded name represents the at least one attribute of the unwanted code.

System, method and computer program product for generating an encoded name for unwanted code

A source computerstores updated data that is to be distributed to a plurality of destination computers (to). The destination computers (to) are divided into groups sharing a common priority level (). Each of these groups is then associated with a push update task to be executed by the source computer. These push update tasks are then sequentially executed. If a particular group of destination computers exceeds a threshold size, then it may be further divided in accordance with a hierarchy of splitting rules. The push update tasks use multicasting to transfer the update data to the destination computers within their groups in a manner that reduces network traffic.

Updating data from a source computer to groups of destination computers

In a malware scanner containing an updating program , a malware scanner engine and malware definition data , the malware scanner engine and the malware definition data cross-check each other for validity. More particularly, each includes its own signature as well as public key information for checking the other. There is no dependence upon the updating software for information required in the validating of the malware scanner engine or malware definition data . The malware definition data can include program code operable to utilize the validating data embedded within the malware definition data for checking the signature of the malware scanner engine

Validating components of a malware scanner

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Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Alexander James Hinchliffe