Method for mitigating false positive generation in antivirus software
US8087086B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/56
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for mitigating false-positives as detected by antivirus software comprising accessing an operating system file that has been identified as malware; creating a signature for the operating system file; comparing the created signature to a signature database; and, if the created signature is not found in the signature database, defining the operating system file as malware. An operating system file, as used herein, is any file included as a part of the operating system binary executable file set, as well as any files added from third party vendors that integrate with or plug into the operating system.
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