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Scanning method and device, and client apparatus

US9819695B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 23, 2014
Grant dateNov 14, 2017
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Expiry dateMar 20, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/56
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed are a scanning method and device, and a client apparatus. The method comprises: when a specified scanning is started, enumerating at least one disk file in an area corresponding to the specified scanning; determining, according to the at least one disk file and at least one suspicious file obtained in a real-time protection process, a file scanning queue; and scanning the determined file scanning queue according to a virus scanning engine. The present invention redetermines a file scanning queue according to the suspicious file obtained in advance from the real-time protection process, so that the possible threats are scanned throughout, thus thoroughly removing the threats. With scanning method according to the present embodiment, the files can be thoroughly scanned, thus improving the capability of removing the threats and the efficiency of searching and removing the viruses, as compared with the prior art.

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