Patent ID: 7568231
Filing Date: 2009-07-28
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A security method, comprising: identifying a request from a remote computer to write to a file on a local computer; determining whether the request results in the local computer being infected with malware; blocking communications between the remote computer and the local computer if it is determined that the request results in the local computer being infected with malware; wherein, if it is determined that the file is infected with malware, communicating between a firewall and a virus scanner for blocking the communications between the remote computer and the local computer, utilizing the firewall; wherein an IP address of the remote computer is utilized for blocking the communications between the remote computer and the local computer as a result of the determination that the file is infected with malware; wherein the blocking includes dropping packets received at the local computer from the remote computer; wherein the packet dropping results in the remote computer waiting until the cessation of an associated network driver timeout before resending another request, thus further enhancing security.