Charles M Arnett

US Patent:

8495739, Jul 23, 2013

Filed:

Apr 7, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/755835

Inventors:

Matthew Ward - Atlanta GA, US
Charles R. Arnett - Atlanta GA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04L 9/00

US Classification:

726 23, 726 24, 726 25, 726 26, 726 27, 713187, 713188, 713189

Abstract:

A method and system for ensuring scanning of suspicious computer files without unnecessary caching of the files on a network device is provided. A network device receives a suspicious computer file and determines whether a target computer is protected by a malware protection program. If the network device determines that the target computer is protected by the malware protection program, the network device modifies the suspicious computer file to make the suspicious computer file unusable by the target computer and sends the modified suspicious computer file to the target computer.