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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2013
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Sarin Sumit Manmohan, Maharashtra, IN;
Amit Shinde, Maharashtra, IN;
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for preventing data loss via temporary-file generating applications may include (1) identifying an application that is configured to update a file by generating a temporary file that includes updated content of the file and replacing the file with the temporary file, (2) detecting an attempt by the application to update the file by detecting an attempt by the application to generate the temporary file and/or an attempt by the application to replace the file with the temporary file, and (3) performing, in response to detecting the attempt by the application to update the file, a data-loss-prevention action on the file instead of the temporary file. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.