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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
May. 19, 2010
Richard H. Cox, Orem, UT (US);
David Beus, Highland, UT (US);
Brad R. Anderson, Provo, UT (US);
Edward S. Haeger, Park City, UT (US);
Martin Buckley, Sherwood, GB;
Richard H. Cox, Orem, UT (US);
David Beus, Highland, UT (US);
Brad R. Anderson, Provo, UT (US);
Edward S. Haeger, Park City, UT (US);
Martin Buckley, Sherwood, GB;
Novell, Inc., Provo, UT (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for insuring that a client computer has up-to-date virus protection are provided, and include initiating a boot sequence pursuant to a boot image on a client computer for accessing a network, accessing a remote management server according to a preliminary instruction from the boot image, determining whether the client includes a latest virus file and forwarding the latest virus file if the client does not include the latest virus file.