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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2001
Applicants:
Alex James Hinchliffe, Milton Keynes, GB;
Fraser Peter Howard, Chipping Norton, GB;
Andrew Kemp, Oxford, GB;
Bobby Rai, Kettering, GB;
Inventors:
Alex James Hinchliffe, Milton Keynes, GB;
Fraser Peter Howard, Chipping Norton, GB;
Andrew Kemp, Oxford, GB;
Bobby Rai, Kettering, GB;
Assignee:
McAfee, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/22 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G06F 15/173 (2006.01); G06F 21/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A malware detecting system is described in which a client computersends a file access clearance request to an assessment computerto determine whether or not access is permitted to that file. In this way, the different client computers on a networkmay share their scan results and centralized control may be provided over access permissions to individual files or groups of files.