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US 2007/0192581 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for tracking boot history
AssigneeLenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsDavid Challener, Daryl Cromer, Mark Charles Davis, Jerry Dishman, Howard Locker, Randall Springfield
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Abstract
A computer determines whether it has been booted from a hard disk drive or from an alternate source (e.g., a floppy drive or portable memory) that entails a higher risk of importing a virus into the computer, and if it is determined that a non-HDD source was booted from, corrective action such as a virus scan can be preemptively taken.
Claims23
A method comprising:
- identifying a primary boot source for a computer;
- using the computer, determining whether the computer is to be booted from the primary boot source;
- and
- if the computer is not to be booted from the primary boot source, automatically executing at least one anti-virus action.
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A computer system, comprising:
- a BIOS receiving a boot command and executing logic comprising:
- prior to completing booting, determining whether booting is to be from a primary boot source or from a secondary boot source;
- and
- only if booting is to be from the secondary boot source, generating a signal and then completing booting, the signal being useful in alerting a person or machine that booting was not from the primary boot source.
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A computer system, comprising:
- a processor;
- means accessible to the processor for booting;
- and
- means embodied in the means for booting for generating a signal useful for alerting an entity that booting is not from a primary boot source.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.