Patent ID: 8893279
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of certifying a virtual machine image in a cloud computing environment, the method comprising: evaluating a virtual machine image for presence of malware by installing an anti-malware in a virtual machine, using the anti-malware to scan the virtual machine for presence of malware, and saving the virtual machine as the virtual machine image; storing a result of evaluating the virtual machine image for presence of malware in a database; storing results of evaluations of other virtual machine images for presence of malware in the database; receiving a request for information on the virtual machine image; and in response to receiving the request for information on the virtual machine image, consulting the database to obtain the result of evaluating the virtual machine image for presence of malware, and providing the result of evaluating the virtual machine image for presence of malware to a computer that requested the information on the virtual machine image.