MOBILE MALWARE DETECTION AND USER NOTIFICATION
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- detecting, by a malware detection gateway device associated with a mobile service provider network, a malware event based on a data stream transmitted to or from a portable computing device communicating with a packet data network via the mobile service provider network; and
causing a malware reporting/notification message to be sent to a user of the portable computing device, by sending, by the malware detection gateway device, a malware indicating message to a lookup device, wherein the malware indicating message comprises an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the portable computing device.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for detecting and responding to malware events associated with mobile/portable computing devices by means of a malware detection gateway device associated with a mobile service provider network are provided. According to one embodiment, a malware detection gateway device associated with a mobile service provider network detects a malware event based on a data stream transmitted to or from a portable computing device communicating with a packet data network via the mobile service provider network. Responsive thereto, the malware detection gateway device causes a malware reporting/notification message to be sent to a user of the portable computing device by sending a malware indicating message, including an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the portable computing device, to a lookup device.
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31 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting, by a malware detection gateway device associated with a mobile service provider network, a malware event based on a data stream transmitted to or from a portable computing device communicating with a packet data network via the mobile service provider network; and causing a malware reporting/notification message to be sent to a user of the portable computing device, by sending, by the malware detection gateway device, a malware indicating message to a lookup device, wherein the malware indicating message comprises an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the portable computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A malware detection system operable within a mobile service provider network comprising:
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one or more processors; a communication interface device; one or more internal data storage devices operatively coupled to the one or more processors and storing instructions representing; a malware detection module configured to detect malicious content within a data stream originating from or directed to a portable computing device communicating with a packet data network via the mobile service provider network; a user lookup module configured to identify a user corresponding to the portable computing device based on a lookup table and a unique identifier associated with the portable computing device; and a malware-indicating message module configured to query the user lookup module by providing information relating to the detected malicious content and the unique identifier; a malware reporting module configured to notify the user of the detected malicious content. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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