Secure automatable clean boot system
US7877809B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 20, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 2, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/568
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system uses a clean boot technique to protect against malware attacks. Upon certain detection of a malware infection, the computer system is configured to clean boot off of a fixed secure volume containing its own operating system and security software. The security software in the fixed secure volume is usable to remediate the malware attack by itself or by relying at least in part on security software installed in the infected volume.
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