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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2005
Wei Wu, Redmond, WA (US);
Frank Nian-tzu Chu, Sammamish, WA (US);
Julie D Bennett, Medina, WA (US);
Mohammed El-gammal, Woodinville, WA (US);
Simon D Earnshaw, Seattle, WA (US);
Rerkboon Suwanasuk, Redmond, WA (US);
Wei Wu, Redmond, WA (US);
Frank Nian-Tzu Chu, Sammamish, WA (US);
Julie D Bennett, Medina, WA (US);
Mohammed El-Gammal, Woodinville, WA (US);
Simon D Earnshaw, Seattle, WA (US);
Rerkboon Suwanasuk, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Tampering with pieces of software is inhibited. Installation setup protection inhibits tampering during the installation of various pieces of software. Profiles are stored in a central hierarchical database and such profiles are protected from tampering. The obfuscation of a software image so as to becloud the comprehension of hackers in reverse engineering pieces of software comprising the software image is provided.