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System, method and computer program product for conditionally updating a security program

  • US 6,785,820 B1
  • Filed: 04/02/2002
  • Issued: 08/31/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for updating security software on a client, comprising:

  • receiving a parameter associated with a security update file; and

    conditionally updating a security program with the security update file based on the parameter;

    wherein the parameter identifies a difference between the security update file and a previous security update file;

    wherein the security program is conditionally updated with the security update file based on a test involving the parameter;

    wherein the parameter represents at least one of a risk and a prevalency associated with a virus that the security update file is capable of detecting;

    wherein an array of parameters is received and summed, and the security program is conditionally updated with the security update file based on the summed parameters;

    the parameters including a number of new mass-mailing viruses, a severity of added field viruses, a number of new field false alarms, a severity of the false alarms, a number of new name changes in the update, a number of new entries in the update, a number of crash reports for the update, and a performance degradation in the update.

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