System and Method for Enhanced Malware Detection
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1. A method for controlling malware within a wireless ecosystem, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of messages passing through a wireless ecosystem, the messages being considered received messages;
performing one or more analytic steps on the received messages within a Message Evaluation Framework;
generating one or more indicators in view of results of the analytic steps;
generating one or more events in view of the indicators and a list of previously defined events; and
disposing of the received messages consistent with the generated events.
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Abstract
A service that leverages a flexible, extensible, and dynamically configurable Message Evaluation Framework to provide comprehensive malware detection and optional malware elimination capabilities within established wireless messaging paradigms such as, possibly inter alia, Multimedia Message Service, Wireless Application Protocol, and IP Multimedia Subsystem. The service may optionally leverage the capabilities of a centrally-located Messaging Inter-Carrier Vendor.
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1. A method for controlling malware within a wireless ecosystem, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of messages passing through a wireless ecosystem, the messages being considered received messages; performing one or more analytic steps on the received messages within a Message Evaluation Framework; generating one or more indicators in view of results of the analytic steps; generating one or more events in view of the indicators and a list of previously defined events; and disposing of the received messages consistent with the generated events. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for detecting messages containing malware traversing a wireless network, comprising:
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intercepting a message at a messaging inter-carrier vendor (MICV) that was sent over a wireless network; and passing the message to an application server that is in communication with a database, and calculating by the application server a probability that the message contains malware, wherein the calculating comprises analyzing the content the message. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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