WORKSTATION VIRUS LOCKDOWN IN A DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENT
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1. A method for workstation virus lockdown in a distributed environment, comprising:
- receiving, at a server, a request to access a network from a client computer prior to a process for booting a disk image on the client computer, wherein the request received from the client computer identifies a current virus file locally stored on the client computer;
forwarding, from the server, a latest virus file resident on the server to the client computer in response determining that the current virus file locally stored on the does not correspond to the latest virus file resident on the server;
determining, at the server, whether the client computer has performed a local virus scan with the latest virus file, wherein the server determines whether the client computer has performed the local virus scan with the latest virus file during the process for booting the disk image on the client computer; and
providing the client computer access to the network in response to determining that the client computer has performed the local virus scan with the latest virus file.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for insuring that a client computer has up-to-date virus protection are provided, and include initiating a boot sequence pursuant to a boot image on a client computer for accessing a network, accessing a remote management server according to a preliminary instruction from the boot image, determining whether the client includes a latest virus file and forwarding the latest virus file if the client does not include the latest virus file.
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1. A method for workstation virus lockdown in a distributed environment, comprising:
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receiving, at a server, a request to access a network from a client computer prior to a process for booting a disk image on the client computer, wherein the request received from the client computer identifies a current virus file locally stored on the client computer; forwarding, from the server, a latest virus file resident on the server to the client computer in response determining that the current virus file locally stored on the does not correspond to the latest virus file resident on the server; determining, at the server, whether the client computer has performed a local virus scan with the latest virus file, wherein the server determines whether the client computer has performed the local virus scan with the latest virus file during the process for booting the disk image on the client computer; and providing the client computer access to the network in response to determining that the client computer has performed the local virus scan with the latest virus file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for workstation virus lockdown in a distributed environment, comprising:
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a computer-readable storage medium containing a latest virus file; and a server communicatively coupled to the computer-readable storage medium, wherein the server is configured to; receive a request to access a network from a client computer prior to a process for booting a disk image on the client computer, wherein the request received from the client computer identifies a current virus file locally stored on the client computer; forward the latest virus file stored in the computer-readable storage medium to the client computer in response determining that the current virus file locally stored on the does not correspond to the latest virus file; determine whether the client computer has performed a local virus scan with the latest virus file, wherein the server determines whether the client computer has performed the local virus scan with the latest virus file during the process for booting the disk image on the client computer; and provide the client computer access to the network in response to determining that the client computer has performed the local virus scan with the latest virus file. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for workstation virus lockdown in a distributed environment, comprising:
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communicating, from a client computer, a request to access a network to a server prior to a process for booting a disk image on the client computer, wherein the request communicated from the client computer identifies a current virus file locally stored on the client computer; receiving, from the server, a latest virus file resident on the server at the client computer, wherein the server forwards the latest virus file to the client computer in response determining that the current virus file locally stored on the does not correspond to the latest virus file resident on the server; performing, at the client computer, a local virus scan with the latest virus file received from the server; and executing the process for booting the disk image on the client computer, wherein the server grants the client computer access to the network during the process for booting the disk image on the client computer in response to determining that the client computer has performed the local virus scan with the latest virus file. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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