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Preemptive and/or reduced-intrusion malware scanning

  • US 9,141,794 B1
  • Filed: 03/10/2009
  • Issued: 09/22/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method of preemptively scanning targets for malicious codes, the method comprising:

  • receiving input qualities regarding said targets, wherein the input qualities include at least data indicative of a percentage scan completion for a partially-scanned target;

    applying a first computer-implemented procedure to generate a measure of priority for scanning of said targets using the input qualities;

    selecting targets for preemptive scanning using said measure of priority; and

    storing the measure of priority for said targets in a prioritized target table,wherein the prioritized target table includes a first data field which identifies a target, a second data field which indicates a priority for the target, and a third data field which provides data relating to an estimated scan time for the target.

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