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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2005
Erik Fortune, Redmond, WA (US);
Wei Wu, Redmond, WA (US);
Julie D Bennett, Medina, WA (US);
Mohammed El-gammal, Woodinville, WA (US);
Erik Fortune, Redmond, WA (US);
Wei Wu, Redmond, WA (US);
Julie D Bennett, Medina, WA (US);
Mohammed El-Gammal, Woodinville, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Tampering with pieces of software is inhibited. 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. A process of verifying whether the pieces of software together constitute a software package that requires protection from tampering is also provided.