Method and system for unlocking and deleting file and folder
US9152792B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/56
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for unlocking and deleting a file or a folder. The method for unlocking the file or the folder comprises: receiving an unlock request of a file or a folder, wherein the unlock request includes an input parameter; verifying whether the input parameter complies with a preset condition; if the input parameter complies with the preset condition, correcting a deformed path format of the file or the folder and/or the special file name of the file or the special folder name of the folder according to a preset rule; determining whether restrictive setting of the corrected file or folder is present; and if yes, cleaning the restrictive setting of the file or the folder. The embodiments of the present invention relieves layer by layer the protections arranged by files infected with a virus by employing a plurality of means such as removing the read-only lock, removing the routine lock, adding the authority and closing the handle, thereby increasing the confrontation capacity of a security software against a malignant program.
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