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System and method for inhibiting interaction with malicious software

  • US 7,587,676 B2
  • Filed: 08/31/2004
  • Issued: 09/08/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer program product for reducing risks associated with software interaction, the computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising one or more software modules having executable instructions for:

  • identifying keywords in a disclaimer associated with a software product by searching the disclaimer for the keywords without user interaction, wherein the disclaimer includes a graphical widget to interact with the software product;

    highlighting the keywords in the disclaimer that resulted from searching the disclaimer without user interaction;

    removing interactive content that facilitates interaction with the software product by modifying the graphical widget to prevent interaction with the software product; and

    adding interactive content that facilitates sending a request for permission to interact further with the software product by modifying the graphical widget to facilitate sending the request for permission, wherein said request includes the highlighted disclaimer.

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