Using antimalware technologies to perform offline scanning of virtual machine images
US8011010B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1471
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for scanning a virtual machine image. The virtual machine image may be stored as a collection of one or more virtual hard disk files. The virtual machine image may be stored by taking the virtual machine off-line or may be stored by taking a checkpoint of the virtual machine while the virtual machine is on-line. The virtual machine image is rendered to file-system data. Rendering the virtual machine image to file-system data may comprise mounting the virtual machine image's virtual hard disk drives. An anti-malware engine is invoked to scan the exposed file-system data, and data indicative of the scanning may be stored.
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