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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2008
Applicants:
Meena Patel, Pune, IN;
Basant Rajan, Pune, IN;
Inventors:
Meena Patel, Pune, IN;
Basant Rajan, Pune, IN;
Assignee:
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for securing sensitive data from misappropriation by malicious software is provided. In one embodiment, the method for securing sensitive data from misappropriation by malicious software includes examining a history to identify potentially compromised sensitive data upon an occurrence of the malicious software and notifying a user regarding the potentially compromised sensitive data.