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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2008
Applicants:
Kenneth Meyer, Novi, MI (US);
Gary Chirhart, Milford, MI (US);
Andrew Marks, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/04 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for elevating privileges for a process may comprise: 1) determining that the process requires elevated privileges for proper execution, 2) attempting to elevate privileges for the process, 3) determining whether privileges for the process were elevated, and 4) concluding execution of the process. In one example, each step of the method may be performed by the process itself. Corresponding systems and computer-readable media are also disclosed.