SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PERFORMING ONE OR MORE MAINTENANCE TASKS ON A REMOTELY LOCATED COMPUTER CONNECTED TO A SERVER COMPUTER VIA A DATA NETWORK

• US 20150207802A1
• Filed: 12/26/2014
• Published: 07/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/1998
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: McAfee, LLC
• Original Assignee: McAfee, LLC
• Inventors: Balasubramaniam, Chandrasekar, Kannan, Ravi, Revashetti, Siddaraya Basappa, Sampath, Srivats, Katchapalayam, Babu
• Granted Patent: US 10,021,112 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0236 Filtering by address, protocol, port number or service, e.g. IP-address or URL
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/12 Applying verification of the received information cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for data integrity or data verification H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/123 received data contents, e.g. message integrity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1408 by monitoring network traffic monitoring network traffic per se H04L43/00
• 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: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

A method and computer executable program code are disclosed for performing one or more maintenance tasks on a remotely located computer connected to a server computer via a data network.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. At least one machine accessible storage medium having code stored thereon, the code when executed on a machine, to cause the machine to:

receive a download of software;

determine whether a selected uniform resource locator (URL) to which a browser was pointed for download of the software is authorized; and

responsive to determining that the selected URL is not authorized;

display a message indicating that the selected URL is not authorized when the software is invoked for installation; and

prevent installation of the downloaded software; and

responsive to determining that the selected URL is authorized;

allow the downloaded software to install.

22. The storage medium of claim 21, wherein the code, when executed on the machine, further cause the machine to identify a digital signature of the software and determine whether the signature corresponds to a trusted source.

23. The storage medium of claim 22, wherein the digital signature is received with the download of the software.

24. The storage medium of claim 22, wherein installation of the software is based at least in part on the signature.

25. The storage medium of claim 21, wherein the software is received from a server associated with the URL.

26. The storage medium of claim 21, wherein software is downloaded responsive to a user interaction with the browser.

27. The storage medium of claim 26, wherein the user interaction comprises a request to download the software.

28. The storage medium of claim 21, wherein the code, when executed, is to further cause the machine to receive data to describe a license of the software.

29. The storage medium of claim 21, wherein the browser is hosted on a personal computing device.

30. The storage medium of claim 21, wherein the software download is received over the Internet.

31. The storage medium of claim 21, wherein the software comprises security software.

32. A method comprising:

receiving a download of software;

determining whether a selected uniform resource locator (URL) to which a browser was pointed for download of the software is authorized; and

responsive to determining that the selected URL is not authorized;

displaying a message indicating that the selected URL is not authorized when the software is invoked for installation; and

preventing installation of the downloaded software; and

responsive to determining that the selected URL is authorized;

allowing the downloaded software to install.

33. The method of claim 32, further comprising identifying signature data associated with the software.

34. The method of claim 32, wherein the URL corresponds to a server of the software.

35. The method of claim 32, wherein the URL is selected through the browser based on a user interaction with the browser.

36. A system comprising:

at least one processing apparatus;

at least one memory element;

a client to;

receive a download of software;

determine whether a selected uniform resource locator (URL) to which a browser was pointed for download of the software is authorized; and

responsive to determining that the selected URL is not authorized;

display a message indicating that the selected URL is not authorized when the software is invoked for installation; and

prevent installation of the downloaded software; and

responsive to determining that the selected URL is authorized;

allow the downloaded software to install.

37. The system of claim 36, wherein the software download is received over the Internet based on a user-initiated action.

38. The system of claim 37, further comprising the browser.

39. The system of claim 36, further comprising a particular server associated with an authorized URL.

40. The system of claim 39, wherein the particular server hosts a plurality of different software applications for download.