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Portable antivirus device with solid state memory

US7591018B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 14, 2004
Grant dateSep 15, 2009
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Expiry dateOct 11, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2221/2153
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a rescue device is employed to disinfect a computer infected with a virus. The rescue device may comprise solid state memory. The rescue device may be removable from the computer and reusable for update and/or upgrade over a computer network. The rescue device may comprise a bootable partition, a virus scanning engine and a virus pattern file.

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