Patent ID: 8966634
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for malware detection, the method comprising: analyzing, via a hardware processor, a software object for a presence of malware by an antivirus application comprising an antivirus database and an antivirus cache; retrieving from the antivirus database an antivirus record associated with the analyzed object, wherein the antivirus record indicates whether the object is clean or malicious and further includes at least an antivirus record status indicator; checking at least in the antivirus cache for correction of the antivirus record, wherein said correction includes a change in the status of the antivirus record; and when a correction for the retrieved antivirus record is found in the antivirus cache, using said correction for the antivirus record for a further processing of the software object.