US 11,902,292 B2
Method to improve anti-malware scan responsiveness and effectiveness using user symptoms feedback
Ritesh Kumar, Santa Clara, CA (US); and German Lancioni, Cordoba (AR)
Assigned to MCAFEE, LLC, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by McAfee, LLC, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 30, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/039,520.
Application 17/039,520 is a continuation of application No. 15/392,867, filed on Dec. 28, 2016, granted, now 10,826,914.
Prior Publication US 2021/0014239 A1, Jan. 14, 2021
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G06F 3/04847 (2022.01); G06F 16/28 (2019.01); G06F 21/55 (2013.01); G06F 21/56 (2013.01)
CPC H04L 63/14 (2013.01) [G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G06F 16/285 (2019.01); G06F 21/554 (2013.01); G06F 21/56 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A storage device or storage disk comprising instructions to cause processor circuitry to at least:
in response to a performance issue on a user computing device, determine a symptom associated with the performance issue based on a user input from the user computing device, the user input corresponding to highlighting an area of a display associated with the performance issue, a window having been rendered on the display by an operating system of the user computing device;
identify a portion of files on the user computing device for a targeted anti-malware scan based on positive results of malware scans from other user computing devices that experienced the symptom; and
transmit a scan parameter corresponding to the portion of files to the user computing device to facilitate a targeted anti-malware scan of the user computing device based on the scan parameter.