System and method for identifying and removing potentially unwanted software
First Claim
1. A method for identifying unwanted programs on a computer system, comprising:
- creating a list of known desired programs; and
comparing the list to other programs and identifying one or more programs which are not on the list as being potentially unwanted.
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Abstract
A system and method for identifying and removing potentially unwanted software. A mechanism is provided that identifies suspect programs to a user and allows the user to prevent the suspect programs from running without actually deleting them. In one embodiment, scanner data identifying potentially unwanted software is displayed in a GUI that allows the user to inhibit its continued execution. For example, any software not on a list of known, benign applications/processes may be identified as potentially unwanted. Similarly, software that displays one or more suspect behaviors may be so identified, allowing the user to distinguish between normal and suspect software without irreversibly altering the user'"'"'s system.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for identifying unwanted programs on a computer system, comprising:
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creating a list of known desired programs; and
comparing the list to other programs and identifying one or more programs which are not on the list as being potentially unwanted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. One or more computer-readable media for enabling a computer-program segment to communicate with one or more other computer-program segments for identifying unwanted programs, said media comprising:
a set of computer-usable instructions that identify potentially unwanted programs and present one or more of the potentially unwanted programs to a user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for identifying potentially unwanted programs, comprising:
a critical console view for showing one or more high priority issues for identifying potentially unwanted programs. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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