File sanitization technologies

A server comprising a processor configured to execute instructions stored in memory to:

• (a) initialize a malware detection module that is configured to:
• (i) receive a dataset from an external source;
• (ii) analyze the received dataset with an anti-malware engine;
• (iii) determine whether the received dataset comprises malware based on the analysis;
• and
• (iv) perform one or more mitigation actions on the received dataset in response to a determination that the received dataset comprises malware;
• (b) initialize a type verification module that is configured to verify a type of the received dataset;
• and
• (c) initialize a sterilization module that is configured to:
• (i) create a sanitized dataset from the received dataset based on the verified type and one or more sanitization rules associated with the verified type;
• and
• (ii) when creating the sanitized dataset and as a function of the one or more sanitization rules associated with the verified type, transform any malware within the dataset into a benign form that is inoperable within the context of the sanitized dataset.

A method comprising:

• (a) receiving, by a data integrity server, a dataset from an external source;
• (b) analyzing, by the data integrity server, the received dataset with an anti-malware engine;
• (c) determining, by the data integrity server, whether the received dataset comprises malware based on the analysis;
• (d) performing, by the data integrity server, one or more mitigation actions on the received dataset in response to a determination that the received dataset comprises malware;
• (e) in response to a determination that the received dataset does not comprise malware, verifying, by the data integrity server, a type of the received dataset;
• creating, by the data integrity server, a sanitized dataset from the received dataset based on the verified type and one or more sanitization rules associated with the verified type;
• and
• (g) when creating the sanitized dataset and as a function of the one or more sanitization rules associated with the verified type, transforming, by the data integrity server, any malware within the dataset into a benign form that is inoperable within the context of the sanitized dataset.

A server comprising a processor configured to execute instructions stored in memory to:

• (a) initialize a type verification module that is configured to verify a type of a received dataset;
• (b) initialize a sterilization module that is configured to:
• (i) create a sanitized dataset from the received dataset based on the verified type and one or more sanitization rules associated with the verified type;
• and
• (iii) when creating the sanitized dataset and as a function of the one or more sanitization rules associated with the verified type, transform any malware not detected within the dataset into a benign form that is inoperable within the context of the sanitized dataset;
• wherein the sanitized dataset is not identical to the received dataset and is representative of the received dataset when processed.