Systems and methods for determining anti-virus protection status
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1. A method for handling computerized requests comprising:
- receiving a request to an external network from a computer comprising a user agent string and a specified destination in the external network, in a network component;
extracting anti-virus data from the user agent string;
comparing the anti-virus data with a standard; and
directing the request based on a result of the comparison by redirecting the request to an alternate destination with respect to the specified destination in the external network and the network component when the anti-virus data does not meet the standard, wherein the alternate destination comprises a server in communication with the network component over an internal network and wherein the server, upon receiving the redirected request, severs a connection between the computer and the server comprising the alternate destination without informing the computer why the request was denied.
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Abstract
A method to automatically determine a computer'"'"'s current level of anti virus protection is described. When a client machine submits a request, a request filter determines if the version of the anti-virus protection software present on the user'"'"'s computer is sufficient to allow access to the requested destination. If the version of anti virus software on client machine is not sufficient, then the request filter directs the request to an alternate location.
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1. A method for handling computerized requests comprising:
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receiving a request to an external network from a computer comprising a user agent string and a specified destination in the external network, in a network component; extracting anti-virus data from the user agent string; comparing the anti-virus data with a standard; and directing the request based on a result of the comparison by redirecting the request to an alternate destination with respect to the specified destination in the external network and the network component when the anti-virus data does not meet the standard, wherein the alternate destination comprises a server in communication with the network component over an internal network and wherein the server, upon receiving the redirected request, severs a connection between the computer and the server comprising the alternate destination without informing the computer why the request was denied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for handling computerized requests comprising:
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a computer network; a processor in communication with the computer network; a request filter installed on the processor for comparing anti-virus data in a request to an external network received from a computer with a standard and directing the request based on the comparison by redirecting the request to an alternate destination with respect to a destination in the external network specified in the request and the request filter when the anti-virus data does not meet the standard, wherein the alternate destination comprises a server in communication with the request filter over an internal network and wherein the server, upon receiving the redirected request, severs a connection between the computer and the server comprising the alternate destination without informing the computer why the request was denied. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable medium on which is encoded computer program code for handling computerized requests comprising:
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program code for receiving a request to an external network from a computer comprising a user agent string and a specified destination in the external network, in a network component from a computer; program code for extracting anti-virus data from the user agent string; program code for comparing the anti-virus data with a standard; and program code for directing the request based on a result of the comparison, wherein directing the request based on a result of the comparison by redirecting the request to an alternate destination with respect to the specified destination and the network component when the anti-virus data does not meet the standard, wherein the alternate destination comprises a server in communication with the network component over an internal network and wherein the server, upon receiving the redirected request, severs a connection between the computer and the server comprising the alternate destination without informing the computer why the request was denied. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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