SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANTIVIRUS PROTECTION
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1. A method for antivirus protection on a server, comprising:
- repeatedly scanning binaries using an antivirus options with a continuously updated engine and virus definition, wherein the scanning binaries occurs remotely from the user machine; and
identifying a virus;
identifying a user machine that has been infected by the virus;
recommending a remedy to the user to eradicate the virus; and
updating the server of the user machine status.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to antivirus protection and more particularly to antivirus protection in a cloud server. The present invention protects a user machine from a virus while allowing the user to get the benefit of using multiple antivirus options without the need to run the antivirus options on the user machine.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for antivirus protection on a server, comprising:
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repeatedly scanning binaries using an antivirus options with a continuously updated engine and virus definition, wherein the scanning binaries occurs remotely from the user machine; and identifying a virus; identifying a user machine that has been infected by the virus; recommending a remedy to the user to eradicate the virus; and updating the server of the user machine status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for remote antivirus protection, comprising:
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a non-transitory memory storing a hash database of at least one hash and program corresponding to the at least one program on a user machine; an antivirus engine, coupled to the database , for repeatedly scanning for a virus using continuously updated engines and virus definitions; and an interface module, coupled to the hash database for receiving information from a remotely located user machine regarding a hash and machine status and for sending information regarding a virus to a user machine. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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