Information security – Monitoring or scanning of software or data including attack... – Intrusion detection
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-30
2011-08-30
Gee, Jason K (Department: 2434)
Information security
Monitoring or scanning of software or data including attack...
Intrusion detection
C726S022000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08011010
ABSTRACT:
Methods and systems for scanning a virtual machine image. The virtual machine image may be stored as a collection of one or more virtual hard disk files. The virtual machine image may be stored by taking the virtual machine off-line or may be stored by taking a checkpoint of the virtual machine while the virtual machine is on-line. The virtual machine image is rendered to file-system data. Rendering the virtual machine image to file-system data may comprise mounting the virtual machine image's virtual hard disk drives. An anti-malware engine is invoked to scan the exposed file-system data, and data indicative of the scanning may be stored.
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Fries Robert M.
Michael Michael L.
Scheidel William L.
Gee Jason K
Microsoft Corporation
Woodcock & Washburn LLP
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