METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY INSTITUTING SECURE, SAFE LIBRARIES AND FUNCTIONS WHEN EXPOSING A SYSTEM TO POTENTIAL SYSTEM ATTACKS
Patent №
US 6,789,200
Granted
2004-09-07
Filed 2000
Owner
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Lab
AI components
1
hardware
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
09574185
A method of protecting a data processing system is provided. In a preferred embodiment the data processing system temporarily switches from a main system library mode to a safe system library mode. A user then may open and read a document, such as, for example, an e-mail message, and any virus or worm contained in the document will be prevented from executing and damaging the data processing system.
AI classification
Ownership
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
assignment · 108340771
Assignors
FIVEASH, WILLIAM ALTON, MCBREARTY, GERALD FRANCIS, MULLEN, SHAWN PATRICK, SHIEH, JOHNNY MENG-HAN
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.