Method and apparatus for minimizing file scanning by anti-virus programs
US6928555B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/212
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Scanning time for a computer anti-virus program is minimized by eliminating scanning of a file for viruses before closure, in response to the absence of a modification flag being raised in an associated operating system, the flag being indicative of the file having been modified between the time the file was opened to the time of a close request.
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