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SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ASSIGNING REPUTATION SCORES TO HOSTS

  • US 20160359888A1
  • Filed: 06/02/2016
  • Published: 12/08/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving network traffic from a host having a host IP address and operating in a data center, wherein data associated with the network traffic is received from at least a first capture agent at a device hardware layer of the data center, a second capture agent at a hypervisor layer of the data center, and a third capture agent at a virtual machine layer of the data center;

    analyzing a malware tracker for IP addresses of hosts having been infected by a malware to yield an analysis; and

    when the analysis indicates that the host IP address has been used to communicate with an external host infected by the malware to yield an indication, assigning a reputation score, based on the indication, to the host.

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