Patent ID: 9405904
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method for providing security for synchronized files, at least a portion of the method being performed by a computing device comprising at least one physical processor coupled to a memory, the method comprising: synchronizing, using a cloud folder synchronization service, a backend server with both a client folder on a client machine and an additional client folder on an additional client machine, the cloud folder synchronization service configured to synchronize copies of data between different locations; propagating a file from the client folder to the backend server through the cloud folder synchronization service; identifying, using the cloud folder synchronization service, a result of a security scan of the propagated file performed by the backend server, the result of the security scan of the propagated file indicating that the propagated file is safe such that a measured degree of maliciousness does not meet a corresponding threshold; adjusting, using the cloud folder synchronization service, the synchronization of the propagated file with the additional client folder based on the result of the security scan at least in part by passing a skip hint, from the backend server to the additional client machine, indicating to the additional client machine to skip another security scan of the same propagated file on which the earlier security scan was performed.