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US 2005/0240769 A1Published application
Methods and systems for computer security
AssigneeCA, Inc.
InventorPaul Gassoway
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Abstract
A method for maintaining computer security, includes providing a database of known good software, opening a file, identifying the file being opened, determining whether an entry exists in the database of known good software for the identified file and performing at least one of allowing and preventing the opening of the file from continuing based on the result of the determination.
Claims48
A method for maintaining computer security, comprising:
- providing a database of known good software;
- opening a file;
- identifying the file being opened;
- determining whether an entry exists in the database of known good software for the identified file;
- and
- performing at least one of allowing and preventing the opening of the file from continuing based on the result of the determination.
3 more elements
A system for maintaining computer security, comprising:
- a database of known good software;
- a system for opening a file;
- a system for identifying the file being opened;
- a system for determining whether an entry exists in the database of known good software for the identified file;
- and
- a system for performing at least one of allowing and preventing the opening of the file from continuing based on the result of the determination.
3 more elements
A computer recording medium including computer executable code for maintaining computer security, comprising:
- code for providing a database of known good software;
- code for opening a file;
- code for identifying the file being opened;
- code for determining whether an entry exists in the database of known good software for the identified file;
- and
- code for performing at least one of allowing and preventing the opening of the file from continuing based on the result of the determination.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.