Patent ID: 8161292
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A proscribed code detection method implemented on a computer to carry out processes on files of a computer or network, comprising: locating proscribed code within a file; selecting a stored code template for said file according to said file type and being based on the document structure and document properties, wherein the step of selecting a stored code template includes identifying the document properties associated with said file; applying said template to said file; reconstructing said file by means of said template by addressing an affected portion of the file for which said template corresponds; and, modifying at least part of said file containing said proscribed code with stored code based on said stored code template, wherein said stored code template is used to facilitate locating only those portions of said file which correspond with proscribed code locations; wherein the method includes stripping said proscribed code from said file to remove remnants of said proscribed code located in said file that are present in said file as pieces of proscribed code.