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US 10,482,250 B1Granted
Using a common account to block malware on multiple devices
AssigneeSymantec Corporation
InventorsNikhil Nishikant Joshi, Sharad Subhash Mhaske
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Abstract
A method for preventing malware is described. The method may include identifying a malicious application running on a first computing device, determining that the malicious application is installed on a second computing device based on the identifying, and performing a single operation including uninstalling the malicious application from the first computing device and the second computing device.
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A method for preventing malware, the method being performed by one or more computing devices comprising at least one processor, the method comprising:
- identifying, by a first computing device, a malicious application running on the first computing device;
- determining, by the first computing device, that the identified malicious application is installed on a second computing device based at least in part on the identifying;
- generating a message indicating the identified malicious application and a selectable option to perform a security action comprising at least one of quarantining, blocking, or force stopping the identified malicious application;
- transmitting, to the second computing device, the message indicating the Identified malicious application and the selectable option to perform the security action based at least in part on the first computing device and the second computing device sharing a common account associated with a malware detection application or an enterprise application store;
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- performing, by the first computing device, a single operation comprising uninstalling the identified malicious application from the first computing device and the second computing device based at least in part on a global setting to enable removal of malicious applications from all connected devices, wherein uninstalling the identified malicious application from the second computing device is based at least in part on the message.
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A computing device configured for preventing malware, further comprising:
- one or more processors;
- memory in electronic communication with the one or more processors, wherein the memory stores computer executable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
- identify, by the computing device, a malicious application running on the computing device;
- determine, by the computing device, that the identified malicious application is installed on a second computing device based at least in part on the identifying;
- generate a message indicating the identified malicious application and a selectable option to perform a security action comprising at least one of quarantining, blocking, or force stopping the identified malicious application;
- transmit, to the second computing device, the message indicating the identified malicious application and the selectable option to perform the security action based at least in part on the computing device and the second computing device sharing a common account associated with a malware detection application or an enterprise application store;
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- perform, by the computing device, a single operation comprising uninstalling the identified malicious application from the computing device and the second computing device based at least in part on a global setting to enable removal of malicious applications from all connected devices, wherein uninstalling the identified malicious application from the second computing device is based at least in part on the message.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
- identify, by the one or more processors of a first computing device, a malicious application running on the first computing device;
- determine, by the one or more processors of the first computing device, that the identified malicious application is installed on a second computing device based at least in part on the identifying;
- generate a message Indicating the Identified malicious application and a selectable option to perform a security action comprising at least one of quarantining, blocking, or force stopping the identified malicious application;
- transmit, to the second computing device, the message indicating the identified malicious application and the selectable option to perform the security action based at least in part on the first computing device and the second computing device sharing a common account associated with a malware detection application or an enterprise application store;
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- perform, by the one or more processors of the first computing device, a single operation comprising uninstalling the identified malicious application from the first computing device and the second computing device based at least in part on a global setting to enable removal of malicious applications from all connected devices, wherein uninstalling the identified malicious application from the second computing device is based at least In art on the message.
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