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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2004
Vimal Vaidya, Fremont, CA (US);
Kurt Lennartsson, Milpitas, CA (US);
Vimal Vaidya, Fremont, CA (US);
Kurt Lennartsson, Milpitas, CA (US);
RedCannon Security, Inc., Newark, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing portable end-point security are provided. In one embodiment, a PEPS system may include a PEPS processor having a memory operatively coupled thereto, the memory having stored therein instructions which when executed by the PEPS processor causes: an automatic loader to automatically trigger loading of the PEPS system; the PEPS system including a malicious software detector to scan a main memory of the computing system for malicious software; and wherein the malicious software detector performs a scan of the main memory of the computing system following triggering of the PEPS system by the automatic loader by comparing existing data in main memory of the computing system with indicia of malicious software.