Rapidly traversing disc volumes during file content examination
US7949665B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/56
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for rapidly traversing movable storage media during file content examination for malicious computer code. An embodiment of the inventive method comprises the steps of: accessing an enumerated list of electronic files (220) stored on a movable storage medium (420); identifying at least one batch of electronic files (320) stored on the movable storage medium (420); associating each electronic file stored on the movable storage medium (420) within the batch of electronic files with a physical file location on the movable storage medium (310); creating a sorted list electronic files by the file's physical location on the movable storage medium (330); and examining the identified batch of electronic files on the movable storage medium (420) according to the sorted list (340).
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