Mcafee, Inc.

Gary Zandstra

Ravi Kannan

Bryson P Gordon

A system, method, and computer program product are provided for certifying that content available on a host site is free from viruses identified by an anti-virus database. Content configured for publication on a host site is scanned for viruses. The scanned content is loaded onto the host site if no viruses are identified. Further, a certificate is displayed identifying the content on the host site as being scanned for viruses.

System and method for certifying that data received over a computer network has been checked for viruses

A system, method, and computer program product are provided for certifying that data transferred from a first computer to a recipient computer is free from viruses identified by an anti-virus database. Data is scanned for viruses before it is sent from the first computer. A certificate identifying said data as being scanned for viruses is attached if no viruses are found during scanning. The data is sent with the certificate from the first computer to a recipient computer.

A method for certifying that data sent from a computer is free from viruses identified by an anti-virus database. The method includes scanning data for viruses before it is sent from the computer and attaching a certificate identifying the data as being scanned for viruses if no viruses are found during scanning. The data is sent with the certificate from the computer to a recipient computer. A method for certifying that content available on a host site is free from viruses is also disclosed.

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