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Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011

Filed:

Jul. 27, 2007
Applicants:

Kai Bolay, Waltham, MA (US);

Derek Bruneau, Watertown, MA (US);

Shane Dupree, Somerville, MA (US);

Benjamin Joseph, Lexington, MA (US);

Gregory Kindel, Waltham, MA (US);

Edward Schwab, Stanardsville, VA (US);

Chandra Yadav, Waltham, MA (US);

Jeffrey Trout, Tewksbury, MA (US);

Inventors:

Kai Bolay, Waltham, MA (US);

Derek Bruneau, Watertown, MA (US);

Shane Dupree, Somerville, MA (US);

Benjamin Joseph, Lexington, MA (US);

Gregory Kindel, Waltham, MA (US);

Edward Schwab, Stanardsville, VA (US);

Chandra Yadav, Waltham, MA (US);

Jeffrey Trout, Tewksbury, MA (US);

Assignee:

Lycos, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/14 (2006.01); G06F 12/16 (2006.01); G08B 23/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G06F 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method for detecting undesirable content in a computer directory having a digital file includes performing a size check on the digital file, the size check returning a first passing condition or a first failing condition, if the size check returns the first passing condition, the method further includes performing one or more behavioral indicator checks on the digital file, and determining whether the digital file contains undesirable content based on the one or more behavioral indicator checks.


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