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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2008
Applicants:
Patrick A. Gardner, Northridge, CA (US);
Spencer D. Smith, El Segundo, CA (US);
Alexander Danileiko, Valencia, CA (US);
Inventors:
Patrick A. Gardner, Northridge, CA (US);
Spencer D. Smith, El Segundo, CA (US);
Alexander Danileiko, Valencia, CA (US);
Assignee:
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus of detecting executable software in alternate data streams to secure operation of a computer comprises processing information regarding a file requested for execution and determining an alternate data stream associated with the file, wherein the alternate data stream comprises executable software.