System and method for managing pestware affecting an operating system of a computer
OwnerPhil Madddaloni, Tony Nicholsinventors
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Abstract
Systems and methods for detecting and managing pestware affecting a first operating system of a computer are described. In one variation, the computer is booted up utilizing a second operating system that is a different operating system than the first operating system. After booting the computer with the second operating system, a storage device of the computer is scanned for pestware while the first operating system is inactive, and any pestware found on the storage device is managed in one or more of a variety of techniques. In some variations, for example, any identified pestware is quarantined so as to prevent the identified pestware from being launched when the first operating system is active.
Claims18
A method for managing pestware affecting a first operating system of a protected computer, comprising:
- booting the protected computer utilizing a second operating system, the second operating system being a different operating system than the first operating system;
- scanning, after booting the protected computer with the second operating system, a storage device of the protected computer for pestware while the first operating system is inactive;
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- managing any pestware found on the storage device.
A computer readable medium encoded with instructions to manage pestware affecting a first operating system of a protected computer, the instructions including:
- operating system instructions for enabling access to a storage device of the protected computer, wherein the operating system instructions include different instructions than instructions utilized by the first operating system;
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- scanning instructions for scanning a storage device of the protected computer for pestware while the first operating system is inactive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.