Locating an unauthorized virtual machine and bypassing locator code by adjusting a boot pointer of a managed virtual machine in authorized environment
US8418173B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 27, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/52
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus of locating an unauthorized virtual machine are disclosed. A virtual machine is registered with a management system. When the virtual machine is requested to start, the system determines whether the virtual machine is in an authorized environment. In an authorized environment, the virtual machine is enabled to operate normally. In an unauthorized environment, the virtual machine is disabled. The disabled virtual machine gathers information about the unauthorized environment and transmits the information to the virtual machine owner.
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