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Efficient distribution of a malware countermeasure

  • US 20070255723A1
  • Filed: 07/14/2006
  • Published: 11/01/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A network device:

  • a transmission circuit for communicating a packet to at least one node of a plurality of networked nodes;

    a decision circuit for determining if a criterion is met for distribution of a countermeasure to at least one node of the plurality of networked nodes, the countermeasure useable in at least substantially reducing a harm caused by malware (hereafter a “

    malware countermeasure”

    ); and

    a distribution circuit for causing, in response to a determination that the criterion is met, a communication of the malware countermeasure using a distribution schema to a first set of nodes of the plurality of networked nodes.

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