Patent ID: 9208291
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for scanning data for viruses, the method comprising: receiving, from a client device, a request for data stored in a clustered storage system, the clustered storage system including a plurality of virtual servers and a plurality of nodes that are interconnected with each other over one or more networks; identifying a virtual server from the plurality of virtual servers based on a location where the data is stored in the clustered storage system; retrieving on-access policy information associated with the identified virtual server and the location of the data in response to receiving the request for the data; accessing one or more predetermined criterion specified by the on-access policy information; determining that the data is to be scanned for viruses based on the one or more predetermined criterion; and scanning the data for viruses using third party software components that are provided by a third party vendor.