ANTI-VIRUS/SPAM METHOD IN MOBILE RADIO NETWORKS

• US 20100299755A1
• Filed: 09/13/2008
• Published: 11/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: T-Mobile International AG (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: T-Mobile International AG (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Roebke, Matthias
• Application Number:
  US12/679,545
• Publication Number:
  US 20100299755A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/24
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/145 the attack involving the propagation of malware through the network, e.g. viruses, trojans or worms
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/128 Anti-malware arrangements, e.g. protection against SMS fraud or mobile malware

Abstract

The invention concerns a process to protect against viruses/spam in mobile broadcast networks containing convergent messaging services with transmission of protocol data, characterized by having functions included in the protocol of the convergent messaging service, which facilitate the exchange of virus/spam information between the network components of one or more network operators. The invention has the objective of providing a process for convergent messaging systems that will facilitate the exchange of information regarding viruses and spam across network and platform boundaries in order to combat their widespread dissemination.

Claims

1. A process to protect against viruses/spam in mobile broadcast networks

containing convergent messaging services with transmission of protocol data,

characterized by having

functions included in the protocol of the convergent messaging service, which facilitate the exchange of virus/spam information between the network components of one or more network operators (A, B, C, . . . N).

2. The process of claim 1,

characterized by having

the various network operators (A, B, C, . . . N) update the information regarding viruses, such as virus signatures, and/or spam, such as lists of senders etc, in their network elements on a continuous basis.

3. The process of claim 1,

characterized by having

the virus and/or spam information distributed to all partner systems or a subset of the partner systems of the own network or of other operators.

4. The process of claim 1,

characterized by having

the receiving systems make the decision based on criteria determined by the recipient on whether or not to incorporate the virus and/or spam information in their own virus/spam libraries.

5. The process of claim 1,

characterized by having

the distribution of virus/spam information from the sending messaging system via broker functions of the sending messaging system handled automatically by distribution to all operators linked to the function.

6. The process of claim 2,

characterized by having

the virus and/or spam information distributed to all partner systems or a subset of the partner systems of the own network or of other operators.

7. The process of claim 2,

characterized by having

the receiving systems make the decision based on criteria determined by the recipient on whether or not to incorporate the virus and/or spam information in their own virus/spam libraries.

8. The process of claim 3,

characterized by having

the receiving systems make the decision based on criteria determined by the recipient on whether or not to incorporate the virus and/or spam information in their own virus/spam libraries.

9. The process of claim 2,

characterized by having

the distribution of virus/spam information from the sending messaging system via broker functions of the sending messaging system handled automatically by distribution to all operators linked to the function.

10. The process of claim 3,

characterized by having

the distribution of virus/spam information from the sending messaging system via broker functions of the sending messaging system handled automatically by distribution to all operators linked to the function.

11. The process of claim 4,

characterized by having

the distribution of virus/spam information from the sending messaging system via broker functions of the sending messaging system handled automatically by distribution to all operators linked to the function.