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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2006
Applicants:
Christopher Hercules Claudatos, San Jose, CA (US);
Jason A. Baim, Providence, RI (US);
Daniel S. Cobb, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Hercules Claudatos, San Jose, CA (US);
Jason A. Baim, Providence, RI (US);
Daniel S. Cobb, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for protecting objects in a computer system against malware is disclosed. An object is analyzed to determine whether it is infected by malware, and if it is determined to be infected, a backup copy of the object is located in a backup of the objects. The infected object is replaced with the backup copy.