MANAGEMENT OF SPYWARE AND UNWANTED SOFTWARE THROUGH AUTO-START EXTENSIBILITY POINT

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a monitoring service that detects spyware or other unwanted software when it is installed and/or allows for the spyware's removal. SOLUTION: The service monitors "Auto-Start Extensibility Points" ("ASEPs") to detect spyware installations. ASE...

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Main Authors VERBOWSKI CHAD E, JOHNSON AARON R, ROUSSEV ROUSSI A, WANG YI-MIN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 08.12.2005
Edition7
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
ELECTRICITY
PHYSICS
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Summary:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a monitoring service that detects spyware or other unwanted software when it is installed and/or allows for the spyware's removal. SOLUTION: The service monitors "Auto-Start Extensibility Points" ("ASEPs") to detect spyware installations. ASEPs refer to the configuration points that can be "hooked" to allow programs to be auto-started without explicit user invocation. Such a service is particularly effective because an overwhelming majority of spyware programs infect systems in such a way that they are automatically started upon reboot and the launch of many commonly used applications. The monitoring service can thus lead to the subsequent complete removal of the spyware installation, and does not require a frequent signature-based cleaning. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Bibliography:Application Number: JP20050157138