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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
May. 13, 2004
Mark Spiegel, West Hills, CA (US);
Melissa Mendonca, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Haik Mesropian, Glendale, CA (US);
Edmund White, Beaverton, OR (US);
Mark Spiegel, West Hills, CA (US);
Melissa Mendonca, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Haik Mesropian, Glendale, CA (US);
Edmund White, Beaverton, OR (US);
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
In the method of the present invention, an anti-virus scan of a file is performed in real time. A thread manager () detects () that an activity concerning a file has been initiated by a first thread. Responsive to the detection, the thread manager () determines () that a scan of the file should be conducted. The thread manager () initiates () the scan of the file by a second thread, thereby enabling the first thread to complete the activity concerning the file and to perform other tasks while the scan occurs. The thread manager () blocks () access to the file while the scan occurs.