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Mehod and system for detecting a secure state of a computer system

  • US 20030074567A1
  • Filed: 10/16/2001
  • Published: 04/17/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of detecting unauthorized executable programs resident in a computer system memory comprising the steps of:

  • a) receiving a trusted hash value representative of a hash value for generation by a predetermined hashing process of predetermined data stored in memory within the computer system if an unauthorized executable program is other than resident in the computer system;

    b) hashing the data stored in memory within the computer system using the predetermined hashing process to determine a computed hash value; and

    c) comparing the computed hash value and the trusted hash value to determine differences between the data and the predetermined data.

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