Method and apparatus for providing a business service for the detection, notification, and elimination of computer viruses

摘要

A method, apparatus, and computer implemented instructions for handling a virus in a network data processing system. A client data processing system monitors for the virus. In response to detecting the virus, the client data processing system sends notification of a presence of the virus on the data processing system to a server, wherein the notification includes an identification of an action taken in response to detecting the virus. Further, the client data processing system may take actions to eliminate or quarantine the virus. In a server data processing system, a notification of a presence of a virus on a client data processing system is received through a communications link. The communication with the client data processing system through the communications link is severed in response to receiving the notification. Virus removal processes may be executed on the server data processing system. Alternatively or additionally, the server data processing system may execute an action based on a business policy in response to receiving the notification.