IP Library Granted Patent US 8,312,075
Granted Patent B1
US 8,312,075 · App. 11/564,727 · Granted Nov 13, 2012

System, method and computer program product for reconstructing data received by a computer in a manner that is independent of the computer

Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,312,075
App. No.
11/564,727
Granted
Nov 13, 2012
Kind
B1
Abstract

A data reconstruction system, method and computer program product are provided. In use, one of a plurality of computers receiving data over a network is identified. In addition, the data received by the computer is reconstructed in a manner that is independent of the computer.

Claims (34)

1. A method, comprising:

identifying a computer receiving data over a network;

determining whether a user is using the computer to browse in a suspicious manner; and

reconstructing the data received by the computer via an administrator device that is independent of the computer, wherein the administrator device is configured to provide a text box, which is provided in conjunction with web page content requested by the computer, wherein the data is part of network traffic that is monitored by the administrator device, and wherein functions within the network traffic are identified for execution within a sandbox, which operates outside the computer;

wherein certain functions that are errorless in response to execution within the sandbox are reconstructed; and

wherein functions that return an error in response to the execution within the sandbox are displayed separately from the reconstructed data and wherein a particular function that returns an error is selectable to allow editing of the data associated with the particular function to enable errorless execution of the particular function within the sandbox.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data is associated with a web page.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the computer includes identifying a cookie associated with the computer.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the computer includes receiving a selection of the computer from a list.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein reconstructing the data includes generating an image of the data received by the computer.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the image includes a browser image.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying the reconstructed data.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein reconstructing the data includes reconstructing a copy of the data.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising logging the data.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing the reconstructed data.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data is reconstructed without utilizing an agent installed on the computer.

12. A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium for performing operations, comprising:

identifying a computer receiving data over a network;

determining whether a user is using the computer to browse in a suspicious manner; and

reconstructing the data received by the computer via an administrator device that is independent of the computer, wherein the administrator device is configured to provide a text box, which is provided in conjunction with web page content requested by the computer, wherein the data is part of network traffic that is monitored by the administrator device, and wherein functions within the network traffic are identified for execution within a sandbox, which operates outside the computer;

wherein certain functions that are errorless in response to execution within the sandbox are reconstructed; and

wherein functions that return an error in response to the execution within the sandbox are displayed separately from the reconstructed data and wherein a particular function that returns an error is selectable to allow editing of the data associated with the particular function to enable errorless execution of the particular function within the sandbox.

13. A system, comprising:

a processor and a memory, wherein the system is configured for:

identifying a computer receiving data over a network,

determining whether a user is using the computer to browse in a suspicious manner, and

reconstructing the data received by the computer via the system, which is independent of the computer, wherein the data is part of network traffic that is monitored by the system, and wherein functions within the network traffic are identified for execution within a sandbox, which operates outside the computer;

wherein certain functions that are errorless in response to execution within the sandbox are reconstructed; and

wherein functions that return an error in response to the execution within the sandbox are displayed separately from the reconstructed data and wherein a particular function that returns an error is selectable to allow editing of the data associated with the particular function to enable errorless execution of the particular function within the sandbox.

14. The system of claim 13 , further comprising a display and memory coupled to the processor via a bus.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determination is further based on a predetermined web page being requested.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein an error occurs if the computer with the sandbox does not have an application required for handling a portion of the data.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sandbox includes a portion of memory that allows the functions to execute.

18. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting one of the displayed functions that returned the error displays details of the selected function including computer code associated with the selected function.

Assignments (10)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE PATENT TITLES AND REMOVE DUPLICATES IN THE SCHEDULE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 059354 FRAME: 0335. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: MCAFEE, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 060792/0307 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2022
From: MCAFEE, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 059354/0335 →
RELEASE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COLLATERAL - REEL/FRAME 045056/0676 Recorded Mar 2, 2022
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MCAFEE, LLC
Reel/Frame 059354/0213 →
RELEASE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COLLATERAL - REEL/FRAME 045055/0786 Recorded Oct 26, 2020
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MCAFEE, LLC
Reel/Frame 054238/0001 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVE PATENT 6336186 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 045056 FRAME 0676. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST. Recorded Oct 22, 2020
From: MCAFEE, LLC
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
Reel/Frame 054206/0593 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVE PATENT 6336186 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 045055 FRAME 786. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST. Recorded Oct 22, 2020
From: MCAFEE, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 055854/0047 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2018
From: MCAFEE, LLC
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
Reel/Frame 045056/0676 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2018
From: MCAFEE, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 045055/0786 →
CHANGE OF NAME AND ENTITY CONVERSION Recorded Aug 24, 2017
From: MCAFEE, INC.
To: MCAFEE, LLC
Reel/Frame 043665/0918 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2006
From: MAKINSON, GRAHAM A.; HACKETT, PAUL C.
To: MCAFEE, INC.
Reel/Frame 018566/0450 →