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Abstract

A communication infrastructure that communicates a plurality of packets from a source device having a source address to a client device having a destination address, consisting a communication pathway with plurality of switching devices, plurality of predefined templates and associated logic and plurality of adware quarantine service functions. The source device delivers a packet containing the source address, destination address and an adware characteristic to the first of the plurality of switching devices. Then, the first of the plurality of switching devices identifies adware characteristic by comparing the packet with the plurality of predefined templates and applies the associated logic. Finally, the first of the plurality of switching devices performs selected adware quarantine service function processing that is indicated in the associated logic. In addition, the first of the plurality of switching devices, in conjunction with an adware analysis server, gathers statistical data related to the adware and the source device and utilizes this information in future detection of adware content and quarantine service function processing.

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