Simultaneous screening of untrusted digital files
AssigneeCheck Point Software Technologies Ltd.
InventorsAvi SHUA, Hen AMAR, John BASILIA
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Abstract
A plurality of untrusted digital files are run simultaneously in fewer sandboxes than there are files, while monitoring for malicious activity. Preferably, only one sandbox is used. If the monitoring detects malicious activity, either the files are run again in individual sandboxes, or the files are divided among subsets whose files are run simultaneously in one or more sandboxes, while monitoring for malicious activity.
Claims13
A computer security method comprising:
- (a) simultaneously running a plurality of untrusted digital files in at least one sandbox;
- and
- (b) monitoring said running of said digital files for malicious activity;
- wherein a number of said sandboxes is smaller than a number of said untrusted digital files.
A computer readable storage medium having computer readable code embodied on the computer readable storage medium, the computer readable code for implementing computer security, the computer readable code comprising:
- (a) program code for simultaneously running a plurality of untrusted digital files in at least one sandbox;
- and
- (b) program code for monitoring said running of said digital files for malicious activity;
- wherein a number of said sandboxes is smaller than a number of said untrusted digital files.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.