Granted Patent B2

US 10,664,342 · App. 16/106,749 · Granted May 26, 2020

Abstract

Claims (26)

1. A computer-implementable method for managing network communication, comprising:

responsive to receipt at an information handling system of a command to transmit an executable file to a second information handling system:

scanning the executable file to determine if the executable file includes debug information; and

responsive to determining that the executable file includes debug information, taking remedial action with respect to the executable file.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, responsive to determining that the executable file is free of debug information, permitting transmission of the executable file.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein taking remedial action comprises preventing further transmission of the executable file.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein taking remedial action comprises communicating a warning message to a graphical user interface of the information handling system.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein communicating the warning message includes providing a user prompt querying a user whether or not to transmit the executable file.

6. A system comprising:

a processor;

a data bus coupled to the processor; and

a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium being coupled to the data bus, the computer program code interacting with a plurality of computer operations and comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for, responsive to receipt at an information handling system of a command to transmit an executable file to a second information handling system:

scanning the executable file to determine if the executable file includes debug information; and

responsive to determining that the executable file includes debug information, taking remedial action with respect to the executable file.

7. The system of claim 6 , the instructions further configured for, responsive to determining that the executable file is free of debug information, permitting transmission of the executable file.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein taking remedial action comprises preventing further transmission of the executable file.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein taking remedial action comprises communicating a warning message to a graphical user interface of the information handling system.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein communicating the warning message includes providing a user prompt querying a user whether or not to transmit the executable file.

11. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:

responsive to receipt at an information handling system of a command to transmit an executable file to a second information handling system:

scanning the executable file to determine if the executable file includes debug information; and

responsive to determining that the executable file includes debug information, taking remedial action with respect to the executable file.

12. The storage medium of claim 11 , the instructions further configured for, responsive to determining that the executable file is free of debug information, permitting transmission of the executable file.

13. The storage medium of claim 11 , wherein taking remedial action comprises preventing further transmission of the executable file.

14. The storage medium of claim 11 , wherein taking remedial action comprises communicating a warning message to a graphical user interface of the information handling system.

15. The storage medium of claim 14 , wherein communicating the warning message includes providing a user prompt querying a user whether or not to transmit the executable file.

Assignments (8)