Patent ID: 7437760
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for a networked system comprising a plurality of tiered servers at a network level in communication with a network client, wherein the networked system includes a database used to evaluate data for the presence of a virus, comprising: receiving in a first tiered server a metafile associated with data received by a network client; evaluating in the first tiered server the metafile for a potential viral presence by correlating the metafile to fields within the database; routing at least a portion of the metafile from the first tiered server to a second tiered server disposed in a higher level tier than the first tiered server to further evaluate the metafile by correlating the portion of the metafile to at least one additional field within the database; and assigning to the data a risk level from among a plurality of risk levels stored within the database, wherein the assigned risk level is indicative of the potential viral presence.