Anti-virus security information in an extensible markup language document
US7509573B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 17, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/563
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for allowing software applications capable of reading and saving Extensible Markup Language (XML) representations of documents to quickly and efficiently detect the presence of executable code contained in a given document being read or saved by the software applications. Examples of executable code include, but are not limited to macros, VBA macros, OLE code, OCX or ActiveX controls, embedded executable objects, and the like.
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