Philip Gladstone

US Patent:

20120066759, Mar 15, 2012

Filed:

Sep 10, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/879925

Inventors:

Yan Chen - Boonton Township NJ, US
Philip J.S. Gladstone - Carlisle MA, US

International Classification:

G06F 21/00

US Classification:

726 15, 726 24

Abstract:

An example method is provided and includes monitoring activity within an endpoint, and identifying a source associated with a particular data segment received by the endpoint. The method also includes monitoring an antivirus mechanism within the endpoint. The antivirus mechanism is configured to identify the particular data segment as being associated with malware. The source associated with the particular data segment can be communicated to any suitable next destination.