System, method, and computer program product for dynamically configuring a virtual environment for identifying unwanted data
AssigneeMcAfee, Inc.
InventorsIgor G. Muttik, Mikhail Yu Vorozhtsov
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for dynamically configuring a virtual environment for identifying unwanted data. In use, a virtual environment located on a first device is dynamically configured based on at least one property of a second device. Further, unwanted data is identified, utilizing the virtual environment.
Claims30
A computer program embodied on one of more non-transitory computer readable media, comprising instructions that when executed cause a programmable device to:
- configure a virtual environment located on the programmable device based on at least an operating system of a second device;
- and
- identify malware, utilizing the virtual environment.
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A method, comprising:
- configuring a virtual environment on a first device based on at least an operating system of a second device;
- and
- identifying malware, utilizing the virtual environment.
A computer program embodied on one or more non-transitory computer readable media, comprising instructions that when executed cause a programmable device to:
- receive requests for information about an operating system associated with the programmable device, for use in dynamically configuring a virtual environment on a second device;
- and
- send the information about the operating system to the second device for use in identifying malware utilizing the virtual environment.
A system, comprising:
- a first device, comprising:
- one or more hardware processors;
- and
- a memory coupled with the one or more hardware processors, on which are stored instructions that when executed cause at least some of the one or more hardware processors to:
- configure a virtual environment on the first device, based on at least an operating system of a second device, for identifying malware.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.