Patent ID: 8250540

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for administering antivirus applications, the method comprising: providing via an administration console of an administration server a first administrative interface for administering and controlling configuration settings, antivirus scan tasks, and operating policies common to a plurality of antivirus applications deployed on remote mobile devices; retrieving, via the first administrative interface, from an administration database operatively connected to the administration server, one or more common application configuration settings, antivirus scan tasks, and operating policies common to the plurality of antivirus applications; and providing a plurality of administration console plug-in components, wherein each of said plug-in components is associated with one or more of said plurality of antivirus applications, and wherein a plug-in component is operable to provide: (i) a second administrative interface for configuring via the administration console one or more application-specific configuration settings, antivirus scan tasks, and operating policies specific to the one or more associated antivirus applications; and (ii) one or more web interfaces for communicating the one or more application-specific configuration settings, antivirus scan tasks, and operating policies to the associated antivirus applications, wherein the administration console has console options to view application information regarding configuration settings, antivirus scan tasks, and operating policies common to the plurality of antivirus applications, the administration console loads an application plug-in component to retrieve and localize the application information, and the administration console displays the localized application information.