SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MONITORING AND CONTROLLING APPLICATION FILES

摘要

A system and method for updating, monitoring, and controlling applications on a workstation. The workstation includes a workstation management module configured to detect the launch or request to access a network by an application. A workstation application server receives data associated with the application from the workstation. The application server module can determine one or more policies or categories to associate with the application by referencing an application inventory database. Once the application server module has the category or policy, it forwards a hash/policy table to the workstation management module. Upon receipt of the hash/policy table, the workstation management module applies the policy that is associated with the application to control network access by the application.

主权项

1. A method of updating a system which controls operation of programs on a workstation, the method comprising:
detecting a network access attempt by an application; generating an application digest for the application; determining whether the application is associated with one or more policies; if the application is associated with one or more policies, then applying the one or more policies that are associated with the application; if the application is not associated with a policy, then sending the application digest to an application server module; determining whether the application is operating in a predetermined manner based at least in part on analyzing past network activity involving the same or relevant applications and text strings associated with the application; and if the application is not operating in the predetermined manner, then send the application digest to an application database factory, if the application is operating in the predetermined manner, then apply the one or more policies associated with the application.