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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2003
Applicant:
Pasi Lahti, Helsinki, FI;
Inventor:
Pasi Lahti, Helsinki, FI;
Assignee:
F-Secure Oyj, Helsinki, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of preventing the infection of a computer networkby a computer virus, where that virus can be spread by e-mail traffic. The method comprises installing at an e-mail gatewayof the network an anti-virus application, which application scans at least incoming e-mail traffic for known viruses. In the event that a new virus is detected by the provider of the anti-virus application, a notification of this event is sent from the provider to the anti-virus-application. At the anti-virus application, receipt of said notification results in the diversion of incoming e-mails or their attachments to a bufferfor safe storage.