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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2006
Applicants:
Rolf Repasi, Sunrise Beach, AU;
Simon Clausen, Sydney, AU;
Inventors:
Rolf Repasi, Sunrise Beach, AU;
Simon Clausen, Sydney, AU;
Assignee:
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method/system for restricting recordal of user activity in a processing system. In one form, the method comprises intercepting a kernel API call of the processing system, determining if a process initiating the kernel API call is malicious, and in response to a positive determination, terminating the determined process. A table can be updated with request information of the process and it can be determined if a trend of requests exists for the status of the input device, and in response to a positive determination of a trend, the process may be terminated.