Wireless malware scanning back-end system and method
View Patent ↗A system, method and computer program product are provided for scanning a plurality of mobile wireless devices for malware. A request is received to update an anti-malware scanner installed on a mobile wireless device over a wireless network. Further, an update tailored for the mobile wireless device is prepared using a back-end infrastructure. Such tailored update is then transmitted from the back-end infrastructure to the mobile wireless device over the wireless network.
1. A method for scanning a plurality of mobile wireless devices for malware, comprising:
receiving a request to update an anti-malware scanner installed on a mobile wireless device over a wireless network;
preparing an update tailored for the mobile wireless device using a back-end infrastructure; and
transmitting the tailored update from the back-end infrastructure to the mobile wireless device over the wireless network;
wherein the request is received from a user utilizing a graphical user interface of the mobile wireless device;
wherein the mobile wireless device is updated on a schedule that is coordinated with a plurality of other mobile wireless devices for maintaining the performance of the wireless network;
wherein data to be scanned by the anti-malware scanner is accessed utilizing an abstract file system interface.
2. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the request includes data specific to the mobile wireless device.
3. The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein the update is tailored for the mobile wireless device based on the data.
4. The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein the data includes a media access control (MAC) address.
5. The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein a plurality of updates are pre-fabricated for a plurality of types of the mobile wireless devices.
6. The method as recited in claim 5 , wherein the back-end infrastructure selects the updates based on the data.
7. The method as recited in claim 5 , wherein the updates include different malware signatures pertinent to the associated mobile wireless device.
8. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the back-end infrastructure includes components selected from the group consisting of a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) server, a database transaction server, a client information storage database, and a web-based provisioning and reporting system.
9. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the back-end infrastructure includes a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) server, a database transaction server, a client information storage database, and a web-based provisioning and reporting system.
10. A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium for scanning a plurality of mobile wireless devices for malware, comprising:
computer code for receiving a request to update an anti-malware scanner installed on a mobile wireless device over a wireless network;
computer code for preparing on update tailored for the mobile wireless device using a back-end infrastructure; and
computer code for transmitting the tailored update from the back-end infrastructure to the mobile wireless device over the wireless network;
wherein the request is received from a user utilizing a graphical user interface of the mobile wireless device;
wherein the mobile wireless device is updated on a schedule that is coordinated with a plurality of other mobile wireless devices for maintaining the performance of the wireless network;
wherein data to be scanned by the anti-malware scanner is accessed utilizing an abstract file system interface.
11. The computer program product as recited in claim 10 , wherein the request includes data specific to the mobile wireless device.
12. The computer program product as recited in claim 11 , wherein the update is tailored for the mobile wireless device based on the data.
13. The computer program product as recited in claim 11 , wherein the data includes a media access control (MAC) address.
14. The computer program product as recited in claim 11 , wherein a plurality of updates is pre-fabricated for a plurality of types of the mobile wireless devices.
15. The computer program product as recited in claim 14 , wherein the back-end infrastructure selects the updates based on the data.
16. The computer program product as recited in claim 15 , wherein the updates include different malware signatures pertinent to the associated mobile wireless device.
17. The computer program product as recited in claim 10 , wherein the back-end infrastructure includes components selected from the group consisting of a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) server, a database transaction server, a client information storage database, and a web-based provisioning and reporting system.
18. The computer program product as recited in claim 10 , wherein the back-end infrastructure includes a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) server, a database transaction server, a client information storage database, and a web-based provisioning and reporting system.
19. A system for scanning a plurality of mobile wireless devices for malware, comprising:
logic for receiving a request to update an anti-malware scanner installed on a mobile wireless device over a wireless network;
logic for preparing an update tailored for the mobile wireless device using a back-end infrastructure; and
logic for transmitting the tailored update from the back-end infrastructure to the mobile wireless device over the wireless network;
wherein the request is received from a user utilizing a graphical user interface of the mobile wireless device;
wherein the mobile wireless device is updated on a schedule that is coordinated with a plurality of other mobile wireless devices for maintaining the performance of the wireless network;
wherein data to be scanned by the anti-malware scanner is accessed utilizing an abstract file system interface.
20. A system for scanning a plurality of mobile wireless devices for malware, comprising:
means for receiving a request to update an anti-malware scanner installed on a mobile wireless device over a wireless network;
means for preparing an update tailored for the mobile wireless device using a back-end infrastructure; and
means for transmitting the tailored update from the back-end infrastructure to the mobile wireless device over the wireless network;
wherein the request is received from a user utilizing a graphical user interface of the mobile wireless device;
wherein the mobile wireless device is updated on a schedule that is coordinated with a plurality of other mobile wireless devices for maintaining the performance of the wireless network;
wherein data to be scanned by the anti-malware scanner is accessed utilizing an abstract file system interface.
21. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein a version number of a last update is displayed utilizing the graphical user interface of the mobile wireless device.
22. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein a time of a last update is displayed utilizing the graphical user interface of the mobile wireless device.
23. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the request to update is received upon the selection of an update icon displayed on the graphical user interface of the mobile wireless device.
24. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the mobile wireless device is scanned utilizing the updated anti-malware scanner in response to a scan command from the user.
25. The method as recited in claim 24 , wherein the scan command is received upon the selection of a scan icon displayed on the graphical user interface of the mobile wireless device.
26. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the abstract file system interface is implemented for each class of data stored in persistent memory.
27. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the abstract file system interface includes an abstract directory interface.
28. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the abstract file system interface includes an abstract directory entry interface.
29. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the abstract file system interface includes an abstract file interface.
30. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the abstract file system interface includes data structures with call back functions.
31. The method as recited in claim 30 , wherein the call back functions enumerate the data.
32. The method as recited in claim 30 , wherein the call back functions manipulate the data.