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US 7,096,501 B2Granted
System, method and computer program product for equipping wireless devices with malware scanning capabilities
AssigneeMcAfee, Inc.
InventorsVictor Kouznetsov, Davide Libenzi, Martin Fallenstedt, David W. Palmer, Michael C. Pak
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Abstract
A system, method and computer program product are provided for scanning a mobile wireless device for malware. Initially, an application service provider is initiated utilizing a mobile wireless device. Next, an anti-malware scanner installed on the mobile wireless device is updated over a wireless network utilizing the application service provider. The mobile wireless device is then scanned utilizing the updated anti-malware scanner.
Claims39
A method for scanning a mobile wireless device for malware, comprising:
- initiating an application service provider utilizing a mobile wireless device;
- updating an anti-malware scanner installed on the mobile wireless device over a wireless network utilizing the application service provider;
- and
- scanning the mobile wireless device utilizing the updated anti-malware scanner;
- wherein the update is effected by wirelessly communicating with a back-end server;
- wherein the communication with the back-end server is effected so as to regulate usage of the wireless network with the mobile wireless device;
- wherein the application service provider includes a platform-independent component manager capable of running a plurality of functional modules on any one of a plurality of mobile wireless device platforms.
4 more elements
A computer program product embodied on a computer-readable medium for scanning a mobile wireless device for malware, comprising:
- computer code for initiating an application service provider utilizing a mobile wireless device;
- computer code for updating an anti-malware scanner installed on the mobile wireless device over a wireless network utilizing the application service provider;
- and
- computer code for scanning the mobile wireless device utilizing the updated anti-malware scanner;
- wherein the update is effected by wirelessly communicating with a back-end server;
- wherein the communication with the back-end server is effected so as to regulate usage of the wireless network with the mobile wireless device;
- wherein the application service provider includes a platform-independent component manager capable of running a plurality of functional modules on any one of a plurality of mobile wireless device platforms.
4 more elements
A system for scanning a mobile wireless device for malware, comprising:
- means for initiating an application service provider utilizing a mobile wireless device;
- means for updating an anti-malware scanner installed on the mobile wireless device over a wireless network utilizing to application service provider;
- and
- means for scanning the mobile wireless device utilizing the updated anti-malware scanner;
- wherein the update is effected by wirelessly communicating with a back-end server;
- wherein the communication with the back-end server is effected so as to regulate usage of the wireless network with the mobile wireless device;
- wherein the application service provider includes a platform-independent component manager capable of running a plurality of functional modules on any one of a plurality of mobile wireless device platforms.
4 more elements
A system for scanning a mobile wireless device for malware, comprising:
- a mobile wireless device;
- an application service provider associated with the mobile wireless device;
- an anti-malware scanner installed on the mobile wireless device;
- and
- a wireless network for updating the anti-malware scanner installed on the mobile wireless device utilizing the application service provider;
- wherein the update is effected by wirelessly communicating with a back-end server;
- wherein the communication with the back-end server is effected so as to regulate usage of the wireless network with the mobile wireless device;
- wherein the application service provider includes a platform-independent component manager capable of running a plurality of functional modules on any one of a plurality of mobile wireless device platforms.
5 more elements
A method for scanning a mobile wireless device for malware, comprising:
- receiving a command from a user utilizing a mobile wireless device;
- initiating an application service provider utilizing the mobile wireless device in response to the command;
- transmitting data associated with the mobile wireless device to a back-end server over a wireless network;
- receiving an update for a anti-malware scanner installed on the mobile wireless device over the wireless network, wherein the update is tailored for the mobile wireless device based on the data utilizing the application service provider;
- and
- scanning the mobile wireless device utilizing the updated anti-malware scanner;
- wherein the communication with the back-end server is effected so as to regulate usage of the wireless network with the mobile wireless device;
- wherein the application service provider includes a platform-independent component manager capable of running a plurality of functional modules on any one of a plurality of mobile wireless device platforms.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.