Malwarebytes Corporation

Avail Systems Corporation

Richard Allan Winter

Douglas Stuart Swanson

Ronald L Blickenstaff

Brian E Trede

Jennifer Kay Montez

Anton H Kirchner

Paul David Dodd

Catherine Irlam Brant

A self-protection application executes in kernel mode and manages access to processes and files related to an associated anti-malware application. The self-protection application monitors executing processes on the client device and detects the processes that are attempting to access files/processes related to the anti-malware software. These processes and files are verified by the self-protection application using digital signature authentication. Trusted processes such as those originating from the anti-malware software or other authorized programs are allowed access while other processes are restricted access.

Anti-malware digital-signature verification

The data storage system is connected to a local area network and includes a storage server that on a demand basis and/or on a periodically scheduled basis audits the activity on each volume of each data storage device that is connected to the network. Low priority data files are migrated via the network and the storage server to backend data storage media, and the directory resident in the data storage device is updated with a placeholder entry to indicate that this data file has been migrated to backend storage. When the processor requests this data file, the placeholder entry enables the storage server to recall the requested data file to the data storage device from which it originated.

Data storage management for network interconnected processors

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Longmont, CO, United States of America

Richard Allan Winter