Computer virus trap

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Patent

CA 2191205

A computer virus trapping device (10) is described that detects and eliminates computer viruses before they can enter a computer system and wreck havoc on its files, peripherals, etc. The trapping device (10) creates a virtual world that simulates the host computer system (28) intended by the virus to infect. The environment is made as friendly as possible to fool a computer virus into thinking it is present on the host (28), its intended target system. Within this virtual world, the virus is encouraged to perform its intended activity. The invention is able to detect any disruptive behaviour occurring within this simulated host computer system. It is further able to remove (52) the virus from the data stream before it is delivered to the host (28) and/or take any action previously instructed by a user (38).

Dispositif servant à piéger un virus informatique (10), qui détecte et élimine ces virus avant qu'ils ne pénètrent dans un système informatique et saccagent ses fichiers ou ses périphériques. Ce dispositif (10) crée un monde virtuel simulant le système central (28) que le virus est censé infecter. L'environnement créé est aussi convivial que possible pour tromper le virus et lui faire croire qu'il se trouve sur sa cible, à savoir le système central (28). Le virus est encouragé à exercer son activité dans ce monde virtuel. L'invention permet de détecter tout comportement anormal à l'intérieur du système informatique central simulé. Elle peut, de plus, supprimer (52) le virus du flux de données avant qu'il ne pénètre dans le système central (28) et/ou prendre toute mesure nécessaire en fonction des instructions préalables de l'utilisateur (38).

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