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ARCHITECTURE FOR REMOVABLE MEDIA USB-ARM

  • US 20130291112A1
  • Filed: 04/25/2013
  • Published: 10/31/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for secure access to storage media, the method comprising the steps of:

  • in a computing system including one or both of an operating system and application software, the computing system being communicatively coupled to a storage device having stored information;

    blocking all access to the storage device except for granting exclusive access to the storage device to a first anti-virus engine and directing the first anti-virus engine to scan the information stored on the communicatively coupled storage device for malicious software;

    receiving results from the first anti-virus engine; and

    presenting the storage device to the operating system and enabling the operating system to access approved information stored on the storage device in instances when all or a portion of the stored information is approved.

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