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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2006
Applicants:
Richard B. Sutton, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Pieter Viljoen, Marina Del Rey, CA (US);
Inventors:
Richard B. Sutton, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Pieter Viljoen, Marina Del Rey, CA (US);
Assignee:
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A computer system uses a clean boot technique to protect against malware attacks. Upon certain detection of a malware infection, the computer system is configured to clean boot off of a fixed secure volume containing its own operating system and security software. The security software in the fixed secure volume is usable to remediate the malware attack by itself or by relying at least in part on security software installed in the infected volume.