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Challenge protected user queries

  • US 8,572,381 B1
  • Filed: 02/06/2006
  • Issued: 10/29/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of providing challenge protected user queries, the method comprising:

  • in response to detecting that an executable process is attempting a modification to a computer system, presenting a query related to the attempted modification and a set of acceptable responses to a user;

    receiving a particular response of the set of acceptable responses to the query; and

    upon determining that the particular response requires further validation of the user;

    providing a challenge to the user; and

    performing one of the group consisting of, accepting the response when the user correctly responds to the challenge, and not accepting the response when the user fails to respond correctly to the challenge;

    wherein the challenge is not provided to the user upon determining that the particular response does not require further validation of the user;

    wherein determining whether the particular response requires further validation of the user comprises at least one of determining whether the particular response is less secure than a threshold, determining whether the particular response is less secure than a default response for the query, and determining whether the particular response indicates that the user accepts a modification that presents a security risk to the computer system;

    wherein the particular response does not require further validation of the user when the particular response denies the modification to the computer system; and

    wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.

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