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NETWORK SERVICE FOR THE DETECTION, ANALYSIS AND QUARANTINE OF MALICIOUS AND UNWANTED FILES

  • US 20090044024A1
  • Filed: 08/05/2008
  • Published: 02/12/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for detecting, analyzing and quarantining unwanted files in a network environment, comprising:

  • a network service that analyzes and detects unwanted files, the network service is accessible to computing devices in the network environment and embodied as computer executable instruction on a computer readable medium, wherein the network service includes;

    a request dispatcher configured to receive a candidate file for inspection from a given computing device in the network environment and distribute the candidate file to one or more of a plurality of detection engines;

    said plurality of detection engines operating in parallel to receive and analyze the candidate file in accordance with a detection algorithm and output a report regarding the candidate file; and

    a result aggregator configured to receive reports from one or more of the detection engines regarding the candidate file and aggregates the reports in accordance with an aggregation algorithm.

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