Patent ID: 7146642

Claim:
A method for detecting modifications to risk assessment scanning caused by an intermediate device, comprising: (a) initiating a risk assessment scan at and on a target, from a remote source utilizing a network; (b) determining whether the risk assessment scan at and on the target involves an intermediate device coupled between the target and the remote source; (c) receiving results of the risk assessment scan from the target utilizing the network; and (d) notifying an administrator if it is determined that the risk assessment scan at and on the target involves the intermediate device, wherein additional operations are carried out to improve a risk assessment at and on the target in view of the presence of the intermediate device coupled between the target and the remote source; wherein a plurality of procedures are utilized to determine whether the risk assessment scan involves the intermediate device; wherein at least one of the procedures includes transmitting a first request for content to the target utilizing the network, and transmitting a second request for a cached version of the content to the target utilizing the network; and wherein at least one of the procedures further includes analyzing responses to the first and second requests.