Apparatus and method for electronic mail virus detection and elimination
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1. An apparatus for detecting and selectively removing viruses in messages transferred using an electronic mail system, the apparatus comprising:
- a message detecting module, for detecting the presence of a message; and
a virus analyzing module, in communication with the message detecting module, for determining whether data associated with the message contains a virus.
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Abstract
The detection and elimination of viruses on a computer network is disclosed. An apparatus for detecting and eliminating viruses which may be introduced by messages sent through a postal node of a network electronic mail system includes polling and retrieval modules in communication with the postal node to determine the presence of unscanned messages and to download data associated with them to a node for treatment by a virus analysis and treatment module. A method for detecting and eliminating viruses introduced by an electronic mail system includes polling the postal node for unscanned messages, downloading the messages into a memory of a node, and performing virus detection and analysis at the node.
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1. An apparatus for detecting and selectively removing viruses in messages transferred using an electronic mail system, the apparatus comprising:
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a message detecting module, for detecting the presence of a message; and a virus analyzing module, in communication with the message detecting module, for determining whether data associated with the message contains a virus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for detecting and selectively removing viruses in messages transferred using an electronic mail system, the method comprising:
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detecting the presence of a message; and analyzing the message to determine whether data associated with the message contains a virus. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An apparatus for detecting and selectively removing viruses in messages transferred using an electronic mail system, the apparatus comprising:
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means for detecting the presence of a message; means for analyzing the message to determine whether data associated with the message contains a virus. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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