System and method for pestware detection and removal
US7533131B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/55
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for managing pestware are described. One system includes a pestware shield configured to detect pestware activity on a protected computer; a heuristics engine configured to identify repeat pestware activity; a drive scan module configured to scan files stored on the storage device and to identify pestware in the scanned files; a program memory scan module configured to scan programs running in the program memory of the protected computer and to identify pestware in the scanned programs; a registry scan module configured to identify any attempts to change data in the registry file; and a quarantine module configured to quarantine the pestware identified by either the drive scan module or the program memory module.
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