SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MALWARE DETECTION
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1. A computer system comprising:
- a computer network including at least one client computer, the at least one client computer operable to generate a request; and
an anti-malware engine coupled to the computer system and operable to provide anti-malware protection for the computer network,wherein the anti-malware engine is operable to receive the request generated by the at least one client computer, and to determine if the request is classified as malware by determining whether the request includes one or more valid tags.
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Abstract
Various embodiments include a computer system comprising a computer network including at least one client computer, the at least one client computer operable to generate a request, and an anti-malware engine coupled to the computer system and operable to provide anti-malware protection for the computer network, wherein the anti-malware engine is operable to receive the request generated by the at least one client, and to determine if the request is classified as malware by determining whether the request includes one or more valid tags.
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1. A computer system comprising:
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a computer network including at least one client computer, the at least one client computer operable to generate a request; and an anti-malware engine coupled to the computer system and operable to provide anti-malware protection for the computer network, wherein the anti-malware engine is operable to receive the request generated by the at least one client computer, and to determine if the request is classified as malware by determining whether the request includes one or more valid tags. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer system comprising:
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a computer network including at least one client computer, the as least one client computer operable to generate a request; and anti-malware engine coupled to the computer system and operable to provide anti-malware protection for the computer network, wherein the anti-malware engine is operable to receive content at the anti-malware engine that is directed to the computer network, to determine if the content is to be classified as malware, and if the content is not determined to be classified as malware, to scan the content for one or more links, and if the one or more links are found, to add at least one valid tag to at least one of the one or more links before forwarding the content on to the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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receiving at an anti-malware engine a request from a protected commuter network; inspecting the received request for the presence of one or more valid tags; and classifying the request as malware if at least one valid tag is not found included in the request. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A non-transitory computer memory storing instructions that can be executed by a processor, and that that when executed by the processor, perform a method comprising:
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receiving content at a protected computer network; determining if the content is original content, or if the content is a response to a request previously forwarded by the protected computer network; and if the content is original content, processing the content to determine if the content is to be classified as malware, and if the content is not to be classified as malware, scanning the content for links, and if at least one link is found, applying a valid tag to the at least one link found in the content before forwarding the content to the protected computer network. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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