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Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 14, 2023
Applicant:

Sophos Limited, Abingdon, GB;

Inventor:

Craig Robert Jones, Wales, GB;

Assignee:

Sophos Limited, Abingdon, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/54 (2013.01); G06F 21/64 (2013.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/1416 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/54 (2013.01); G06F 21/64 (2013.01); H04L 63/1441 (2013.01);
Abstract

Various aspects related to methods, systems, and computer readable media for restricting processes being executed on a user device. A method can include, for example, receiving an indication of a security threat from a security threat indication service being executed by a user device, wherein the indication of the security threat has been initiated by the user, presenting, at the user device, one or more questions based on the indication of the security threat, receiving one or more responses to the one or more questions from the user, and, automatically remediating the security threat on the user device based upon the received one or more responses.


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