Disarming malware in protected content

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that when executed by a processor are configured for carrying out a method of disarming malicious code in protected content in a computer system, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the processor, a password-protected input file intended for a recipient;
• receiving, by the processor, a credential for accessing the password-protected input file;
• accessing, by the processor, the content of the password-protected input file based on the credential;
• modifying, by the processor, at least a portion of digital values of the content, wherein the modifying disables any malicious code included in the content without intentionally altering non-malicious functionality of the received input file, thereby creating a modified input file, and wherein the modified input file is modified to be substantially similar to the received input file;
• and
• enabling access to the modified input file based on the credential for accessing the password-protected input file.

A system for disarming malicious code in protected content, the system comprising:

• a memory device storing a set of instructions;
• and
• a processor configured to execute the set of instructions to:
• receive, by the processor, a password-protected input file intended for a recipient;
• receive, by the processor, a credential for accessing the password-protected input file;
• access, by the processor, the content of the password-protected input file based on the credential;
• modify, by the processor, at least a portion of digital values of the content, wherein the modifying disables any malicious code included in the content without intentionally altering non-malicious functionality of the received input file, thereby creating a modified input file, and wherein the modified input file is modified to be substantially similar to the received input file;
• and
• enable access to the modified input file based on the credential for accessing the password-protected input file.