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Virus Detection in Mobile Devices Having Insufficient Resources to Execute Virus Detection Software

  • US 20080148407A1
  • Filed: 09/11/2007
  • Published: 06/19/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of scanning a mobile device for existence of a set of viruses, said method being performed in a system external to said mobile device, said method comprising:

  • establishing communication with said mobile device;

    determining a portion of a file required to scan said file present on said mobile device, wherein said portion is determined by a program logic underlying a virus scan software;

    retrieving said portion from said file on said mobile device;

    scanning said portion to determine whether any of said set of viruses are present on said file or another portion of said file is required to continue scan according to said program logic;

    retrieving said another portion and repeating said scanning if said scanning indicates that said another portion is required,whereby said entire file need not be retrieved into said system to determine existence of said set of virus programs.

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