Method and apparatus for removing harmful software
US8397297B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 21, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 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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