User account level anti-malware exclusions
US8505100B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2117
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Exclusions to anti-malware scanning are managed at a user account level. On a computer on which an anti-malware product provides anti-malware scanning, at least one user account to exclude from the anti-malware scanning is specified. Specifying a user account to exclude can comprise adding the name of the user account to the exceptions policy of the anti-malware product. Specified user accounts are excluded from the anti-malware scanning. Excluding a user account from anti-malware scanning comprises excluding all applications that are run by the specified account. Non-specified user accounts and applications run by the non-specified user accounts, are allowed to be scanned. User accounts to exclude from the anti-malware scanning can comprise virtual user accounts. When a virtual user account is excluded from the anti-malware scanning, the system service associated with the virtual user account is excluded.
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