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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2004
Applicants:
Jonathan L. Edwards, Portland, OR (US);
Andrew A. Woodruff, Portland, OR (US);
Candace M. Worley, Portland, OR (US);
Ryan L. Allphin, Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan L. Edwards, Portland, OR (US);
Andrew A. Woodruff, Portland, OR (US);
Candace M. Worley, Portland, OR (US);
Ryan L. Allphin, Beaverton, OR (US);
Assignee:
McAfee, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system, method and computer program product are provided for scanning for spyware utilizing a virus scanner. In use, at least one computer is scanned for viruses utilizing a virus scanner. Still yet, the computer is further scanned for spyware utilizing the virus scanner. Such computer is scanned for the spyware by scanning a registry associated therewith.