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US 2007/0168694 A1Published application
System and method for identifying and removing pestware using a secondary operating system
OwnerPhil Maddaloni, Tony Nicholsinventors
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Abstract
Systems and methods for detecting and managing pestware are described. In one variation, a secondary operating system operates simultaneously with a primary operating system of a computer, and an anti-pestware application or service utilizes the secondary operating system to scan for indicia of pestware-related activity that may adversely affect a primary operating system of the computer.
Claims17
A method for managing pestware comprising:
- utilizing a primary operating system to effectuate operations of a computer;
- running a secondary operating system simultaneously with the primary operating system;
- utilizing the secondary operating system to identify indicia of pestware-related activity on the computer;
- and
- managing the pestware-related activity.
2 more elements
A pestware management system comprising:
- a first anti-pestware module in communication with a primary operating system of a computer;
- and
- a second anti-pestware module in communication with a secondary operating system of the computer, and wherein the second anti-pestware module includes a detection module configured to identify pestware activity that adversely affects operation of the first anti-pestware module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.