Patents by Inventor Joseph C. Lowe

Joseph C. Lowe has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Rule set-based system and method for advanced virus protection
    Patent number: 7765593
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are provided for preventing malware infection. In use, mass-mailing-type malware is prevented from sending electronic messages via a network. Malware is also prevented from communicating. Still yet, unrecognized attachments are prevented from opening, and executable files are prevented from being infected via the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph C. Lowe, Jonathan L. Edwards, Andrew A. Woodruff, Joel R. Spurlock
  • Integrated firewall/virus scanner system, method, and computer program product
    Patent number: 7568231
    Abstract: A security system, method and computer program product are provided. In use, a request from a remote computer to write to a file on a local computer is identified. It is then determined whether the request results in the local computer being infected with malware. If it is determined that the request results in the local computer being infected with malware, communications between the remote computer and the local computer are blocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph C. Lowe, Jonathan L. Edwards, Srin N. Kumar
  • System, method, and computer program product for tailoring security responses for local and remote file open requests
    Patent number: 7415727
    Abstract: A security system, method and computer program product are provided. In use, a request is received to open a file on a local computer. Thereafter, it is determined whether the request is received from a local process operating on a local computer or from a remote computer, so that such determination may be used for security purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph C. Lowe, Jonathan L. Edwards, Srin N. Kumar