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Patent No.:

US 7107618 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006

Filed:

Sep. 25, 2001

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

Applicants:

Bryson Gordon, Campbell, CA (US);

Gary Zandstra, San Jose, CA (US);

Ravi Kannan, Chennai, IN;

Inventors:

Bryson Gordon, Campbell, CA (US);

Gary Zandstra, San Jose, CA (US);

Ravi Kannan, Chennai, IN;

Assignee:

McAfee, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorneys:

Zilka-Kotab, PC

Christopher J. Hamaty

Primary Examiner:

Jacques H Louis-Jacques

Assistant Examiner:

Peter Poltorak

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/22 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G06F 11/32 (2006.01); G06F 11/34 (2006.01); G06F 11/36 (2006.01); G06F 12/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

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.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Gordon, Bryson. (2006). System and method for certifying that data received over a computer network has been checked for viruses (U.S. Patent No. 7107618). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7107618

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