System and method for operating malicious marker detection software on management controller of protected system

A method comprising:

• storing an anti-virus program and a malicious marker detection program in a memory of a management controller on an information handling system;
• and
• executing by the management controller the malicious marker detection program, wherein executing the malicious marker detection program comprises:
• detecting a state of a device of the information handling system;
• determining that a host processing environment instantiated on a processor of the information handling system is under attack from a malicious program in response to detecting the state of the device, wherein the management controller is on a common board with the processor;
• and
• sending an alert to a management system coupled to the information handling system, the alert indicating that the host processing environment is under attack from the malicious program.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium including code for carrying out a method, the method comprising:

• storing an anti-virus program and a malicious marker detection program in a memory of a management controller;
• and
• executing the malicious marker detection program, wherein executing the malicious marker detection program comprises:
• detecting a state of a device of an information handling system;
• determining that a host processing environment instantiated on a processor of the information handling system is under attack from a malicious program in response to detecting the state of the device, wherein the management controller is on a common board with the processor;
• and
• sending an alert to a management system coupled to the information handling system, the alert indicating that the host processing environment is under attack from the malicious program.