System, method and computer program product for reconstructing data received by a computer in a manner that is independent of the computer

• US 8,793,326 B2
• Filed: 10/14/2013
• Issued: 07/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: McAfee, LLC
• Original Assignee: McAfee, Inc. (McAfee, LLC)
• Inventors: Makinson, Graham A., Hackett, Paul C.
• Primary Examiner(s): ALGIBHAH, HAMZA N
• Application Number:
  US14/053,196
• Publication Number:
  US 20140047267A1
• Time in Patent Office: 288 Days
• Field of Search: 709/207
• US Class Current: 709/207
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1402 Saving, restoring, recovering or retrying
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/6418 Hybrid transport

Abstract

A data reconstruction system, method and computer program product are provided. In use, one of a plurality of computers receiving data over a network is identified. In addition, the data received by the computer is reconstructed in a manner that is independent of the computer.

Claims

1. At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more instructions that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

receive a copy of data on a network device, wherein the network device is separate from a computer that receives the data over a network;

reconstruct the copy of the data into reconstructed data, the reconstructing the copy of the data including;

identifying one or more functions within the copy of the data; and

executing the one or more functions within a sandbox that operates outside the computer; and

provide information to an administrator device that is separate from the computer, the information comprising at least a portion of the reconstructed data and an indication of at least one function that returns an error in response to being executed within the sandbox.

2. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the computer is a mobile phone.

3. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the administrator device and the network device are the same.

4. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the portion of the reconstructed data does not include particular reconstructed data generated from the at least one function that generated an error when executed in the sandbox.

5. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the portion of the reconstructed data includes particular reconstructed data generated from a certain function that is errorless when executed in the sandbox.

6. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the portion of the reconstructed data is a browser image.

7. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the one or more instructions when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to:

display the portion of the reconstructed data on a graphical user interface of the administrator device.

8. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the one or more instructions when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to:

display the at least one function on a graphical user interface of the administrator device.

9. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the at least one function is selectable to generate other data associated with the at least one function to enable errorless execution of the at least one function within the sandbox.

10. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the one or more instructions when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to:

include, in the portion of the reconstructed data, particular reconstructed data generated from the at least one function when the other data is generated to enable errorless execution of the at least one function.

11. A method, comprising:

receiving a copy of data on a network device, wherein the network device is separate from a computer that receives the data over a network;

reconstructing the copy of the data into reconstructed data, the reconstructing the copy of the data including;

identifying one or more functions within the copy of the data; and

executing the one or more functions within a sandbox that operates outside the computer; and

providing information to an administrator device that is separate from the computer, the information comprising at least a portion of the reconstructed data and an indication of at least one function that returns an error in response to being executed within the sandbox.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the administrator device and the network device are the same.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the portion of the reconstructed data does not include particular reconstructed data generated from the at least one function that generated an error when executed in the sandbox.

14. A system, comprising:

a processor and a memory, wherein the system is configured to;

receive a copy of data on a network device, wherein the network device is separate from a computer that receives the data over a network;

reconstruct the copy of the data into reconstructed data, the reconstructing the copy of the data including;

identifying one or more functions within the copy of the data; and

executing the one or more functions within a sandbox that operates outside the computer; and

provide information to an administrator device that is separate from the computer, the information comprising at least a portion of the reconstructed data and an indication of at least one function that returns an error in response to being executed within the sandbox.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the administrator device and the network device are the same.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the at least one function returns an error when executed in the sandbox based on at least one pre-defined condition.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the at least one function returns an error when executed in the sandbox if the at least one function requires certain information from a cache on the computer that receives the data over a network.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein the system is further configured to:

display the at least one function on a graphical user interface of the administrator device.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the at least one function is selectable to generate other data associated with the at least one function to enable errorless execution of the at least one function within the sandbox.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the system is further configured to:

include, in the portion of the reconstructed data, particular reconstructed data generated from the at least one function when the other data is generated to enable errorless execution of the at least one function.