Method and system for accurate detection and removal of pestware
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1. A method for detecting pestware on a computer, the method comprising:
- identifying a first indicator on the computer, the first indicator being associated with both a particular type of pestware and with at least one non-pestware software application;
searching the computer for at least one additional indicator that the particular type of pestware is present on the computer; and
confirming detection of the particular type of pestware on the computer when the at least one additional indicator is found.
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Abstract
A method and system for accurate detection and removal of pestware is described. One embodiment identifies a first indicator, the first indicator being associated with both a particular type of pestware and with at least one non-pestware software application; searches the computer for at least one additional indicator that the particular type of pestware is present on the computer; and confirms detection of the particular type of pestware on the computer when the at least one additional indicator is found.
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1. A method for detecting pestware on a computer, the method comprising:
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identifying a first indicator on the computer, the first indicator being associated with both a particular type of pestware and with at least one non-pestware software application; searching the computer for at least one additional indicator that the particular type of pestware is present on the computer; and confirming detection of the particular type of pestware on the computer when the at least one additional indicator is found. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for detecting pestware on a computer, the system comprising:
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a scanning module configured to identify a first indicator on the computer, the first indicator being associated with a particular type of pestware, the first indicator being insufficient by itself to warrant a conclusion that the particular type of pestware is present on the computer; and a confirmation module configured to; search the computer for at least one additional indicator that the particular type of pestware is present on the computer when the scanning module has identified the first indicator; and confirm detection of the particular type of pestware on the computer when the at least one additional indicator is found. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for detecting pestware on a computer, the system comprising:
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means for identifying a first indicator on the computer, the first indicator being associated with a particular type of pestware, the first indicator being insufficient by itself to warrant a conclusion that the particular type of pestware is present on the computer; means for searching the computer for at least one additional indicator that the particular type of pestware is present on the computer; and means for confirming detection of the particular type of pestware on the computer when the at least one additional indicator is found. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-readable storage medium having program instructions executable by a processor to detect pestware on a computer, the program instructions comprising:
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a first code segment configured to identify a first indicator on the computer, the first indicator being associated with both a particular type of pestware and with at least one non-pestware software application; a second code segment configured to search the computer for at least one additional indicator that the particular type of pestware is present on the computer; and a third code segment configured to confirm detection of the particular type of pestware on the computer when the at least one additional indicator is found.
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