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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2000
Frank Robertson Dawson, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Yen-min Huang, Raleigh, NC (US);
Brent A. Miller, Cary, NC (US);
Sandeep K. Singhal, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Frank Robertson Dawson, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Yen-Min Huang, Raleigh, NC (US);
Brent A. Miller, Cary, NC (US);
Sandeep K. Singhal, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for preventing exchange of viruses. Preexisting content is maintained for a device in a first location. New content associated with the device is placed in a second location, wherein the new content is an update to the preexisting content. The preexisting content and the new content are combined in a third location to form merged content. A check for viruses is performed on the merged content prior to performing a transfer of the new content.