Utilizing early exclusive volume access and direct volume manipulation to remove protected files
US7926106B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 6, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/568
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Upon detection of a rootkit, a host computer system is rebooted. The boot process is interrupted. Access to a media, e.g., a volume or disk, containing the rootkit is gained and the media is directly accessed. The rootkit is disabled, e.g., renamed or deleted, and the host computer system is rebooted a second time. If the rootkit has not been previously removed, e.g., only renamed, the rootkit is removed, e.g., using a conventional antivirus application. Thus, upon detection of a rootkit, the rootkit is removed without a clean boot.
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