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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2006
Wen-hao Cheng, Taipei, TW;
Jul-li Chiu, Taipei, TW;
Chien-liang Wang, Taipei, TW;
Heng-ming Fu, Taipei, TW;
Wen-Hao Cheng, Taipei, TW;
Jul-Li Chiu, Taipei, TW;
Chien-Liang Wang, Taipei, TW;
Heng-Ming Fu, Taipei, TW;
Trend Micro Incorporated, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for virally updating software in a networked computer including performing neighbor computer discovery using the networked computer to ascertain neighbor computers and ascertaining, using the networked computer, whether any of the neighbor computers possesses an update package configured for updating the software. If a neighbor computer of the neighbor computers possesses the update package, the method includes retrieving the update package to the networked computer and updating the software in the networked computer using the update package.