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Malware containment on connection

  • US 8,566,946 B1
  • Filed: 03/12/2007
  • Issued: 10/22/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A malware containment method comprising:

  • detecting a digital device upon connection with a communication network;

    temporarily redirecting network data from the digital device until a predetermined period of time expires by configuring a network switch of the communication network to direct the network data from the digital device to a controller coupled to the communication network;

    analyzing the temporarily redirected network data during the predetermined period of time to detect malware within the digital device, including configuring a virtual machine to receive the network data and analyzing a response of the virtual machine to the network data within the virtual machine to identify a malware attack; and

    transmitting the network data to an intended recipient if no malware attack has been identified within the predetermined period of time.

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