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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2005
Adrian M Marinescu, Sammamish, WA (US);
Marc E Seinfeld, Mid Levels, HK;
Michael Kramer, Yonkers, NY (US);
Yigal Edery, Pardesia, IL;
Adrian M Marinescu, Sammamish, WA (US);
Marc E Seinfeld, Mid Levels, HK;
Michael Kramer, Yonkers, NY (US);
Yigal Edery, Pardesia, IL;
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, a system, method, and computer-readable medium for identifying malware at a network transit point such as a computer that serves as a gateway to an internal or private network is provided. A network transmission is scanned for malware at a network transit point without introducing additional latency to the transmission of data over the network. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a computer-implemented method for identifying malware at a network transit point is provided. More specifically, when a packet in a transmission is received at the network transit point, the packet is immediately forwarded to the target computer. Simultaneously, the packet and other data in the transmission are scanned for malware by an antivirus engine. If malware is identified in the transmission, the target computer is notified that the transmission contains malware.