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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2003
Kaustubh Das, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Hani Elgebaly, Beaverton, OR (US);
Kaustubh Das, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Hani Elgebaly, Beaverton, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A processor based system and method for virus detection is described. In one embodiment, a processor comprises a plurality of functional units. The plurality of functional units includes a first functional unit and a second functional unit, the first functional unit to receive instructions, to determine whether ones of the instructions are associated with a virus, and to transmit the ones of the instructions not associated with the virus to the second functional unit. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving an instruction in a first functional unit of a processor pipeline. The method further includes determining whether the instruction is associated with a virus. The method further includes transmitting the instruction to a second functional unit of the processor pipeline for further processing.