Patent ID: 8839374
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for identifying security risks in downloads, the method comprising: identifying a request to download a file that is subject to a security assessment; determining that a first segment of the file is required for the security assessment, the file comprising a second segment that precedes the first segment in the file, at least in part by: based on determining that the first segment of the file is required for the security assessment, downloading the first segment and the second segment out of sequential order by downloading the first segment of the file before downloading the second segment of the file; and determining, based at least in part on the first segment, that the file comprises a security risk, by identifying a malware signature within the first segment, before the file is entirely downloaded, wherein at least a portion of the method is performed by a computing device comprising at least one processor.