Patent ID: 9740865
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method for configuring antivirus scans of software objects, the method comprising: identifying, by a processor, a software object that requires an antivirus scan at a scheduled date and time; collecting, by the processor, information relating to the software object for setting the antivirus scan of the object, wherein the collected information includes an antivirus database update associated with a software object format; modifying, by the processor, the scheduled date and time for starting the antivirus scan of the object based on satisfaction by the collected information of at least one condition of one or more antivirus setting rules for determining a date and time for starting the antivirus scan, wherein the software object format of the collected information matches a format of the identified software object; selecting, by the processor, an antivirus scan method based on the collected information relating to the software object, the modified date and time, and the one or more antivirus setting rules; and performing, by the processor, the antivirus scan of the object using the selected antivirus scan method and at the modified date and time, wherein the modified date and time occurs earlier than the scheduled date and time.