System, method and computer program product for performing one or more maintenance tasks on a remotely located computer connected to a server computer via a data network
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1. A method to secure software downloaded by a server computer to a client computer over a computer network, the method comprising:
- downloading a software to be executed;
ascertaining, when the downloaded software is invoked for execution, whether the software was downloaded from an authorized location; and
enabling execution of the downloaded software responsive to ascertaining the software was downloaded from the authorized location.
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Abstract
A method and computer executable program code are disclosed for performing one or more maintenance tasks on a remotely located computer connected to a server computer via a data network.
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1. A method to secure software downloaded by a server computer to a client computer over a computer network, the method comprising:
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downloading a software to be executed; ascertaining, when the downloaded software is invoked for execution, whether the software was downloaded from an authorized location; and enabling execution of the downloaded software responsive to ascertaining the software was downloaded from the authorized location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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9. A computer readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon to cause one or more processors to:
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read a uniform resource locator (URL) identifying a location from which a software program is downloaded; ascertain, when the downloaded software program is invoked for execution, whether the URL is an authorized URL; and enable execution of the downloaded software program responsive to ascertaining that the URL is an authorized URL.
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