System and method for managing access to storage media
First Claim
1. A method for scanning files on a protected computer for pestware comprising:
- identifying a location of each of at least a first file, a second file and a third file in a file storage device of the protected computer;
retrieving, while substantially circumventing an operating system of the protected computer, information from the first file; and
analyzing the information from the first file to determine whether the first file is a potential pestware file.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for scanning files for pestware on a protected computer are described. In one variation, locations of each of a plurality of files in a file storage device of the protected computer are identified while substantially circumventing an operating system of the protected computer. Information from each of the plurality of files is retrieved and analyzed so as to determine whether any of the plurality of files are potential pestware files. In variations, the operating system is circumvented while the information from each of the plurality of files is retrieved. In other variations, before information is retrieved from each of the plurality of files, a listing of the plurality of files is sorted according to the locations of the files on the storage device so as to reduce, even further, the time required to access the plurality of files.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for scanning files on a protected computer for pestware comprising:
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identifying a location of each of at least a first file, a second file and a third file in a file storage device of the protected computer;
retrieving, while substantially circumventing an operating system of the protected computer, information from the first file; and
analyzing the information from the first file to determine whether the first file is a potential pestware file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for scanning files on a protected computer for pestware comprising:
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identifying, while substantially circumventing an operating system of the protected computer, a location of each of a plurality of files in a file storage device of the protected computer;
retrieving information from each of the plurality of files; and
analyzing the information from each of the plurality of files so as to determine whether any of the plurality of files are potential pestware files. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for managing pestware comprising:
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a pestware detection module configured to detect pestware on a protected computer, the protected computer including at least one file storage device and a program memory; and
a sweep speedup module configured to;
identify, while substantially circumventing an operating system of the protected computer, a location of each of a plurality of files in the at least one file storage device of the protected computer;
retrieve information from each of the plurality of files;
wherein the pestware detection module is configured to analyze the information from each of the plurality of files so as to determine whether any of the plurality of files are potential pestware files. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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