Innoculation of computing devices against a selected computer virus
First Claim
1. In a distributed network having a number of server computers and associated client devices, method of creating an anti-computer virus agent, comprising:
- parsing a selected computer virus into a detection module that identifies a selected one of the client devices as a target client device, an infection module that causes the virus to infect those target client devices not infected by the selected virus, and a viral code payload module that infects the targeted client device modifying the infection module to infect those computers already infected by the selected virus; and
incorporating innoculation viral code in the payload module that acts to prevent further infection by the selected virus.
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Abstract
In a distributed network having a number of server computers and associated client devices, method of creating an anti-computer virus agent is described. As a method, the innoculation is carried out by parsing a selected computer virus into a detection module that identifies a selected one of the client devices as a target client device, an infection module that causes the virus to infect those target client devices not infected by the selected virus, and a viral code payload module that infects the targeted client device modifying the infection module to infect those computers already infected by the selected virus; and incorporating innoculation viral code in the payload module that acts to prevent further infection by the selected virus.
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1. In a distributed network having a number of server computers and associated client devices, method of creating an anti-computer virus agent, comprising:
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parsing a selected computer virus into a detection module that identifies a selected one of the client devices as a target client device, an infection module that causes the virus to infect those target client devices not infected by the selected virus, and a viral code payload module that infects the targeted client device modifying the infection module to infect those computers already infected by the selected virus; and
incorporating innoculation viral code in the payload module that acts to prevent further infection by the selected virus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. In a distributed network having a number of server computers and associated client devices, computer program product for creating an anti-computer virus agent, comprising:
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computer code for parsing a selected computer virus into a detection module that identifies a selected one of the client devices as a target client device, an infection module that causes the virus to infect those target client devices not infected by the selected virus, and a viral code payload module that infects the targeted client device computer code for modifying the infection module to infect those computers already infected by the selected virus;
computer code for incorporating innoculation viral code in the payload module that acts to prevent further infection by the selected virus; and
computer readable medium for storing the code. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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