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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2010
Jarno Niemela, Espoo, FI;
Timo Harmonen, Numela, FI;
Jorn Sierwald, Kiel, DE;
Mika Stahlberg, Espoo, FI;
Jarno Niemela, Espoo, FI;
Timo Harmonen, Numela, FI;
Jorn Sierwald, Kiel, DE;
Mika Stahlberg, Espoo, FI;
F-Secure Corporation, Helsinki, FI;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing an anti-virus scan of a file system. Intermediate scanning results are obtained for a file in the file system, prior to a scan of the file being completed. The intermediate scanning results are then stored in a database. The intermediate scanning results can be used to speed up subsequent scans, and to provide other useful information to an on-line anti-virus server. In a subsequent scan of the file system, a determination is made whether intermediate scanning results relating to the file are available in the database. If they are available for a particular type of intermediate scan, then a scan need not be performed for the file. If they are not, then the scan can be performed.