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US 2016/0259938 A1Published application
Method and system for offline scanning of computing devices
AssigneeAvast Software B.V.
InventorsJirí Bracek, Zdenek Mazal, Vojtech Vobr
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AssigneeAvast Software B.V.
InventorsJirí Bracek, Zdenek Mazal, Vojtech Vobr
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To prepare computing devices (e.g., running Windows NT-based operating systems) for offline scanning, without the need for removable media, such as CDs and USB devices, and for users to modify the BIOS settings, parameters regarding a protected-mode operating system and the computing device are collected and verified while the protected-mode operating system is running on the computing device. A kernel of an alternate operating system (e.g., a Linux operating system) can be mapped to the memory of the device, shutdown of the protected-mode operating system can be initiated, a system environment for the alternate operating system kernel can be prepared, and control of the computing device can be transferred or passed to the alternate operating system kernel.
A method of preparing a computing device for offline scanning of the computing device for malicious agents, without requiring alteration to boot sequence settings of the computing device, the computing device having at least one processor, at least one memory, and a protected-mode operating system installed in the at least one memory;
A method of preparing a computing device for offline scanning of the computing device for malicious agents, without requiring alteration to hoot sequence settings of the computing device, the computing device having at least one processor, at least one memory, and a protected-mode operating system installed in the at least one memory, the method comprising:
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