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Method and apparatus for performing antivirus tasks in a mobile wireless device

  • US 20060161985A1
  • Filed: 05/10/2005
  • Published: 07/20/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of performing an antivirus task in a mobile wireless device, the method comprising:

  • replacing a reference to an original entry list with a reference to a replacement entry list in a kernel data structure of an embedded operating system running in the mobile wireless device, the replacement entry list including a reference to an antivirus function code;

    redirecting a call to an original function code to the antivirus function code by way of the replacement entry list;

    performing an antivirus task with the antivirus function code; and

    forwarding the call to the original function code after performing the antivirus task.

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