Subscription based malware detection under management system control
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1. A method comprising:
- establishing communications between a management system and one or more malware detection systems, each of the one or more malware detection systems being configured to analyze network traffic to determine whether the network traffic includes malware;
setting, by the management system, a first malware detection system of the one or more malware detection systems to a first level of malware detection based on a first subscription level purchased by a subscriber, wherein the first level of malware detection includes one or more services that, when in operation, analyze the network traffic for a presence of malware and the first subscription level being one of a plurality of subscription levels each corresponding to a different level of malware detection;
generating a signature that identifies malware detected in the network traffic by the malware detection system; and
distributing the signature to a second malware detection system, wherein a timing of the generating or distributing of the signature is based, at least in part, on the first subscription level and a level of subscription fee payment associated with the first subscription level.
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Abstract
A method establishing communications between a management system and a malware detection system that collectively provide a distributed malware detection scheme. The malware detection system is configured to analyze network traffic to determine whether the network traffic includes malware. The management system is configured to set the malware detection system to a first level of malware detection based on a first subscription level purchased by a subscriber and control operability of the malware detection system.
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establishing communications between a management system and one or more malware detection systems, each of the one or more malware detection systems being configured to analyze network traffic to determine whether the network traffic includes malware; setting, by the management system, a first malware detection system of the one or more malware detection systems to a first level of malware detection based on a first subscription level purchased by a subscriber, wherein the first level of malware detection includes one or more services that, when in operation, analyze the network traffic for a presence of malware and the first subscription level being one of a plurality of subscription levels each corresponding to a different level of malware detection; generating a signature that identifies malware detected in the network traffic by the malware detection system; and distributing the signature to a second malware detection system, wherein a timing of the generating or distributing of the signature is based, at least in part, on the first subscription level and a level of subscription fee payment associated with the first subscription level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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establishing communications by a management system to a malware detection system that includes a controller and one or more virtual machines that are communicatively coupled to the controller and are configured to analyze network traffic to determine whether the network traffic includes malware; setting, by the management system, the malware detection system to provide services associated with a first level of malware detection in response to receipt of a first level of payment, wherein the first level of malware detection includes analyzing the network traffic for a presence of malware; setting, by the management system, the malware detection system to provide services associated with a second level of malware detection that is more robust than the services associated with the first level of malware detection in response to receipt of a second level of payment greater than the first level of payment; generating a signature that identifies malware detected in the network traffic by the malware detection system; and distributing the signature to a second malware detection system, wherein a timing of the generating or distributing of the signature is based, at least in part, on the first subscription level and a level of subscription fee payment associated with the first subscription level. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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means for establishing communications to a malware detection system, the malware detection system including a controller and one or more virtual machines that are communicatively coupled to the controller and are configured to analyze network traffic to determine whether the network traffic includes malware; means for setting the malware detection system to provide (i) services associated with a first level of malware detection in response to receipt of a first level of payment, and (ii) services associated with a second level of malware detection that is more robust than the services associated with the first level of malware detection in response to receipt of a second level of payment being greater than the first level of payment; means for generating a signature that identifies malware detected in the network traffic by the malware detection system; and means for distributing the signature to a second malware detection system, wherein a timing of at least the distributing of the signature is based, at least in part, on the first subscription level and a level of subscription fee payment associated with the first subscription level.
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