Computer virus screening methods and systems
AssigneeAmeritech Corporation
InventorsEdward J. Franczek, John Thomas Bretscher, Raymond Walden Bennett, III
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Abstract
A virus screening method includes steps of routing a call between a calling party and a called party of a telephone network, receiving computer data from a first party of the calling party and the called party, and detecting a virus in the computer data. In response to detecting the virus, a step of inhibiting communication of at least a portion the computer data to a second party of the calling party and the called party is performed. A virus screening system is also disclosed.
Claims53
A virus screening method comprising the steps of:
- routing a call between a calling party and a called party of a telephone network;
- receiving, within the telephone network, computer data from a first party selected from the group consisting of the calling party and the called party;
- detecting, within the telephone network, a virus in the computer data;
- and
- in response to detecting the virus, inhibiting communication of at least a portion of the computer data from the telephone network to a second party selected from the group consisting of the calling party and the called party.
A virus screening system comprising:
- a telephone switching node to route a call between a calling party and a called party, the telephone switching node receiving computer data from a first party selected from the group consisting of the calling party and the called party;
- and
- a processor associated with the telephone switching node to detect a virus in the computer data;
- wherein the telephone switching node is responsive to the processor detecting the virus to inhibit communication of at least a portion of the computer data to a second party selected from the group consisting of the calling party and the called party.
A virus screening method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a first signal representative of computer data from a first party of a telephone network;
- and
- screening the computer data within the telephone network for at least one virus.
A virus screening system comprising:
- a telephone switching office to receive a first signal representative of computer data from a first party and to screen the computer data for at least one virus.
A virus screening method comprising the steps of:
- receiving computer data which includes an executable program;
- providing a first computer having a model of a second computer;
- modifying the model by executing the executable program using the first computer;
- and
- screening the model for at least one virus to determine if the executable program has a virus.
A virus screening system comprising:
- a first computer to receive computer data which includes an executable program, the first computer operative to provide a model of a second computer and to modify the model by executing the executable program, the first computer to screen the model for at least one virus to determine if the executable program has a virus.
An article of manufacture comprising:
- a computer-readable storage medium;
- and
- computer-readable data stored by the computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable data to direct a first computer to receive computer data which includes an executable program, to provide a model of a second computer, to modify the model by executing the executable program, and to screen the model for at least one virus to determine if the executable program has a virus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.