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Method and apparatus for removing harmful software

US8397297B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 21, 2008
Grant dateMar 12, 2013
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/568
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for protecting from harmful software on a computer are disclosed. The systems and methods may include observing potentially harmful software on the computer at runtime, determining that at least part of the potentially harmful software is harmful software and removing effects of the harmful software from the computer based on at least the observing and the determining, despite attempts by the harmful software to resist the removing.

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