Detecting and remedying unauthorized computer programs
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1. A method of detecting spyware, the method comprising:
- using a detection agent in a communications network to monitor one or more communication streams from one or more clients;
detecting an indication of spyware in one or more of the communication streams, wherein the indication of spyware relates to the spyware residing on a suspect device;
determining whether the suspect device has established a relationship with a service provider; and
transmitting a message to the suspect device about the spyware if the suspect device has established a relationship with the service provider.
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Abstract
Spyware may be detected by using a detection agent in a communications network to monitor one or more communication streams from one or more clients. An indication of spyware residing on a suspect device may be detected in one or more of the communication streams. As a result, a host may be determine whether the suspect device has established a relationship with a service provider. If the suspect device has established a relationship with the service provider, a message about the spyware is transmitted to the suspect device.
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1. A method of detecting spyware, the method comprising:
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using a detection agent in a communications network to monitor one or more communication streams from one or more clients;
detecting an indication of spyware in one or more of the communication streams, wherein the indication of spyware relates to the spyware residing on a suspect device;
determining whether the suspect device has established a relationship with a service provider; and
transmitting a message to the suspect device about the spyware if the suspect device has established a relationship with the service provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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means for using a detection agent in a communications network to monitor one or more communication streams from one or more clients;
means for detecting an indication of spyware in one or more of the communication streams, wherein the indication of spyware relates to the spyware residing on a suspect device;
means for determining whether the suspect device has established a relationship with a service provider; and
means for transmitting a message to the suspect device about the spyware if the suspect device has established a relationship with the service provider.
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18. A system comprising:
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a detection agent structured and arranged to monitor one or more communication streams in a communications network from one or more clients;
a first code segment structured and arranged to detect an indication of spyware in one or more of the communication streams, wherein the indication of spyware relates to the spyware residing on a suspect device;
a determining code segment structured and arranged to determine whether the suspect device has established a relationship with a service provider; and
a transmitting code segment structured and arranged to transmit a message to the suspect device about the spyware if the suspect device has established a relationship with the service provider.
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