Mcafee, Inc.

Networks Associates Technology, Inc.

Vincent Paul Gullotto

Igor G Muttik

Craig D Schmugar

Khai Nhu Pham

Martin Alan Brown

Durwood A Hicks

A system, method and computer program product are provided for a network-based method for scanning date. First, data is received from a client at a server utilizing a network. The data is scanned at the server for analysis purposes. A solution is generated at the server if malicious code is found in the data during the scanning. The solution is sent from the server to the client utilizing the network.

Network-based file scanning and solution delivery in real time

A system, method and computer program product for detecting network activity governed by malicious code is provided. A protocol layer associated with data communications over a network is monitored. A determination is made as to whether the data communications are prompted by malicious code based on the monitoring. A security event is initiated upon it being determined that the data communications are prompted by malicious code.

Protocol layer-level system and method for detecting virus activity

A wireless data processing devicestores partially completed versions of a file needed to replace a current version of a file used by that target deviceWhen a device storing a more up-to-date version of the file than the current complete version stored by the target devicemoves into range, downloading of that new version either completely, or resuming from a previously reached point, is initiated. When the in-range device has more than one version of the file that could be downloaded, the version selected for initial download may be the one which will take least time to complete.

Updating computer files on wireless data processing devices

A virus information patrol (VIP) data collector is provided to monitor virus information repositories and to collect selected virus descriptor data into a VIP database in accordance with a VIP configuration data. The VIP configuration data may include various VIP criteria to determine which virus information repositories to patrol and which virus descriptor data to collect. The VIP configuration data may further include a VIP indicator of whether to include or exclude a particular repository or virus descriptor data that satisfies the various VIP criteria. The VIP configuration data may further include a VIP category that describes the type of virus descriptor data that satisfies the various VIP criteria.

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Beaverton, OR, United States of America

Vincent Paul Gullotto