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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2012
Mallik Bulusu, Olympia, WA (US);
Robert Swanson, Olympia, WA (US);
Vincent Zimmer, Federal Way, WA (US);
Robert Bruce Bahnsen, Tacoma, WA (US);
Mallik Bulusu, Olympia, WA (US);
Robert Swanson, Olympia, WA (US);
Vincent Zimmer, Federal Way, WA (US);
Robert Bruce Bahnsen, Tacoma, WA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes initializing a portion of a computing system in a pre-boot environment using a basic input/output system (BIOS) stored in a non-volatile storage of the computing system, launching a boot manager to enable a launch of an operating system (OS) payload, and if the OS payload is not successfully launched, executing an OS payload portion and an antivirus stack stored in the non-volatile storage to restore an integrity of the mass storage. Other embodiments are described and claimed.