Method and system for allowing computer programs easy access to features of a virus scanning engine
US6029256A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 31, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4488
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for allowing computer programs to directly access various features of a virus scanning engine is disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, the system includes a module for instantiating an object to act as an interface between the computer program and the virus scan engine, a module for setting properties of the object that are associated with the desired feature of the virus scan engine to be accessed, a module for invoking a method of the object, the invocation resulting in access to the desired feature of the virus scan engine, and a module for examining properties of the object after the desired feature of the virus scan engine has been accessed.
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