Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Detecting and repairing master boot record infections
- Patent Title (中): 检测和修复主引导记录感染
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Application No.: US13049662Application Date: 2011-03-16
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Publication No.: US08572742B1Publication Date: 2013-10-29
- Inventor: Peter Linhardt
- Applicant: Peter Linhardt
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Symantec Corporation
- Current Assignee: Symantec Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Fenwick & West LLP
- Main IPC: G06F21/02
- IPC: G06F21/02 ; G06F15/177

Abstract:
Security is provided for a client by replacing a volume boot module adapted to execute during a boot process of the client with a repair module. The client is booted to start the boot process and to execute a master boot module. The repair module is executed in place of the volume boot module. The repair module determines whether the master boot module is infected with malware. If the master boot module is infected, the repair module repairs the malware infection by disabling and/or removing the malware.
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