Mechanism to check the malicious alteration of malware scanner

Details Mechanism to check the malicious alteration of malware scanner Mechanism to check the malicious alteration of malware scanner

2002-04-04

2010-10-05

Bullock, Jr., Lewis A (Department: 2192)

Data processing: software development, installation, and managem

Software installation

Network

C717S175000, C717S176000, C717S178000, C713S161000, C713S168000, C713S170000, C713S188000, C709S203000, C709S225000, C726S024000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07810091

ABSTRACT:
The installation of a computer program, such as a malware scanner, may be checked to determine whether or not it has not been tampered with using an installation checking computer program to gather characteristics of the installation of the target computer program after the installation checking computer program has first been validated by a separate further computer. The installation characteristics may include operating system registry entries, installed files list, file sizes and file checksums.

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