Patent ID: 8572738
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for detecting a computer virus, comprising: identifying a group of non-recently accessed objects, wherein an access to an object includes read and write operations associated with the object and non-recently accessed defined by an interval parameter; identifying one or more objects within the group having time from last access that at least meets the interval parameter; archiving the identified objects, wherein the step of archiving said identified objects renders said objects in an archived state un-executable; searching for presence of a virus, including periodically scanning for a virus on all non-archived objects in a file system while bypassing all archived objects in said file system; and granting access to a scanned object if it is determined that no virus is found in said scanned object, and denying access to said scanned object if it is determined that a virus is present.