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System and Method for Virus Notification Based on Social Groups

  • US 20090119681A1
  • Filed: 11/06/2007
  • Published: 05/07/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, in a data processing system, for providing notifications of possible computer virus infection to computing devices based on a defined social group, comprising:

  • detecting an infection of a first computing device by a computer virus;

    determining an update or patch to a virus protection software for handling the computer virus;

    identifying a social group associated with the first computing device, the social group being a defined group of addresses associated with a plurality of computing devices that communicate with each other; and

    distributing a plurality of notification messages to one or more second computing devices of the plurality of computing devices associated with the social group, wherein the notification messages identify the computer virus and the determined update or patch to the virus protection software associated with the computer virus.

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