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Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 22, 2011
Applicants:

Vishal Kapoor, Seattle, WA (US);

Jason Joyce, Redmond, WA (US);

Gregory Nichols, Bellevue, WA (US);

Inventors:

Vishal Kapoor, Seattle, WA (US);

Jason Joyce, Redmond, WA (US);

Gregory Nichols, Bellevue, WA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 21/56 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/56 (2013.01);
Abstract

An anti-malware program monitors the behavior of a system after a system restore to determine the likelihood of a hidden infection of malicious code still existing after the system restore. The anti-malware program observes the dynamic behavior of the system by monitoring conditions that are likely to signify the possibility of an infection thereby necessitating the need to initiate anti-malware detection. The anti-malware program may observe the restoration history, system settings, malware infection history, to determine the likelihood of an existing hidden infection after a system restore.


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