Method for preventing activation of malicious objects
First Claim
1. A method for preventing activating a malicious object passing through a checkpoint, and decreasing the overall inspection delay thereof, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. at said checkpoint, creating an envelope file, being an executable file comprising;
said object;
code for extracting said object from said envelope file; and
an indicator for indicating the integrity of said object;
b. forwarding said envelope file instead of said object toward its destination, while holding at least a part of said envelope file which comprises said indicator;
c. inspecting said object;
d. setting said indicator on said envelope file to indicate the inspection result thereof, and e. releasing the rest of said envelope file.
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Abstract
A method for preventing activating a malicious object passing through a checkpoint, and decreasing the overall inspection delay thereof, the method comprising the steps of: (a) at the checkpoint, creating an envelope file, being an executable file comprising: the object; code for extracting the object from the envelope file; and an indicator for indicating the integrity of the object; (b) forwarding the envelope file instead of the object toward its destination, while holding at least a part of the envelope file which comprises the indicator; (c) inspecting the object; and (d) setting the indicator on the envelope file to indicate the inspection result thereof, and releasing the rest of the envelope file.
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1. A method for preventing activating a malicious object passing through a checkpoint, and decreasing the overall inspection delay thereof, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. at said checkpoint, creating an envelope file, being an executable file comprising;
said object;
code for extracting said object from said envelope file; and
an indicator for indicating the integrity of said object;
b. forwarding said envelope file instead of said object toward its destination, while holding at least a part of said envelope file which comprises said indicator;
c. inspecting said object;
d. setting said indicator on said envelope file to indicate the inspection result thereof, and e. releasing the rest of said envelope file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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